# bark vs baz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bark
*verb · IPA /bɑːk/ · frequency rank #8,895*
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

### baz
*noun · frequency rank #33,533*
A metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity; typically the third in a series after foo and bar.

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