# bane vs bar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bane
*noun · IPA /beɪn/ · frequency rank #20,563*
A cause of misery or ruin.

### bar
*noun · IPA /bɑː/ · frequency rank #1,213*
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bane-vs-bar