# Baek

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,176

## Definitions
1. A surname from Korean.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 백 (baek).

## Easily confused with
- **be** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-be)
- **bed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bed)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bar)
- **bag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bag)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bet)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bay)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-ben)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-ban)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bye)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bat)
- **bee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bee)
- **beg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-beg)
- **bam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bam)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bel)
- **Bea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bea)
- **bey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bey)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bas)
- **bai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bai)
- **bal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bal)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baek-vs-bao)

## Common misspellings (3)
`abek`, `baekk`, `bbaek`

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