# barato vs bato

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### barato
*adjective · IPA [baˈɾat̪o] · frequency rank #4,217*
Dicho de algo que se compra o vende a bajo precio.

### bato
*adjective · IPA [ˈbat̪o] · frequency rank #38,525*
Tonto.

## Source
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