# bawdy vs bay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bawdy
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɔːdi/ · frequency rank #49,205*
Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

### bay
*noun · IPA /beɪ/ · frequency rank #1,889*
A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

## Source
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