# bast vs batty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bast
*noun · IPA /bɑːst/ · frequency rank #47,486*
Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.

### batty
*adjective · IPA /ˈbæti/ · frequency rank #37,336*
Mad, crazy, silly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bast-vs-batty