# bat vs be

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bat
*noun · IPA \ba\ · frequency rank #2,865*
Ce qui bat.

### be
*verb · IPA \biː\ · frequency rank #4,044*
Être.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/bat-vs-be