# Bau vs bug

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bau
*name · frequency rank #48,609*
A surname.

### bug
*noun · IPA /bʌɡ/ · frequency rank #5,105*
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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