# bad vs be

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bad
*adjective · IPA /bæd/ · frequency rank #8,759*
Malo

### be
*noun · IPA [ˈbe] · frequency rank #4,769*
Nombre de la letra b.

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