# bambous vs barbus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bambous
*noun · IPA \bɑ̃.bu\ · frequency rank #32,700*
Pluriel de bambou.

### barbus
*adjective · IPA \baʁ.by\ · frequency rank #27,333*
Masculin pluriel de barbu.

## Source
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