# Bashar vs bazaar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bashar
*name · IPA /bəˈʃɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,946*
A male given name from Arabic.

### bazaar
*noun · IPA /bəˈzɐː/ · frequency rank #17,766*
A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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