# babe vs baú

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### babe
*noun · IPA [beɪb] · frequency rank #16,452*
o mesmo que baby (bebê)

### baú
*noun · IPA /ba.ˈu/ · frequency rank #13,895*
caixa retangular com tampa convexa e geralmente revestida de couro cru

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