# abba vs abu

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### abba
*noun · IPA [ˈaβ̞ba] · frequency rank #39,545*
Padre o autoridad religiosa.

### abu
*noun · IPA [ˈaβ̞u] · frequency rank #9,390*
Abuelo o abuela.

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