Appendix:Spelling differences between Indonesian and Standard Malay (A-B)

Main article: Appendix:Indonesian–Standard Malay relations

This is a list of Indonesian and Standard Malay spelling differences, that is, word pairs same in meaning but different in appearance (spelling). Diacritics are shown for pronunciation clarity in this table (while they are not usually written). Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.

English	Topics	Indonesian	Standard Malay	Notes
academic	education	akadémis, akadémik	akadémik
accord (agreement, harmony)	business	mufakat	muafakat
accord (harmony of sounds)	music	akor	kord [kod]
accordion	music	akordèon	akordion
account	business	akun	akaun
account	information science	akun	akaun
accountability	business	akuntabilitas	akauntabiliti
accountant	accounting	akuntan	akauntan
acrobatic	art	akrobatis	akrobatik
active avoidance		hindar aktif	hindaran aktif
activity		aktivitas	aktiviti
actress	drama	aktris	aktrés
actuary		aktuaris	aktuari
adhesive tape	chemical engineering	sêlotip	sélofan
administration	administration	pênadbiran	pentadbiran
adrenaline (hormone, neurotransmitter)	biology	adrénalin	adrénalina
advocating the lower lip forward		cêbik	jebik
aerodynamic	aerospace engineering	aérodinamis	aérodinamik	The form of aérodinamik is attested in Indonesian.
aerodynamics	aerospace engineering	aérodinamika	aérodinamik
afflict (disease)	medicine	idap	hidap
agency		agènsi	agénsi
agent (one who exerts power, one who acts in place of another)		agèn	éjén
agent	biology	agèn	agén
agent	chemistry	agèn	agén
aldehyde	organic chemistry	aldéhida	aldéhid
algorithm	computer science	algoritmê	algoritma
altitude	physics	altitudo	altitud
altruistic	ecology	altruistis	altruistik
altruistic	sociology	altruistis	altruistik
always		sênantiasa	sentiasa
amateur	sport	amatir	amatur
ambiguity	literature	ambiguitas	ambiguiti
ammonia	chemistry	amonia	ammonia
amphibian	zoology	amfibi	amfibia
anaesthesia, anesthesia	medicine	anéstési	anéstésia
analects	literature	analékta	analek
analytical	science	analitis	analitikal
anemone	zoology	anémon	anémoné
animal (noun)	zoology	héwan	haiwan
animal (adjective)	zoology	héwani	haiwani
anno Domini, Common Era		Maséhi	Masihi
anode	physics	anodê	anod
answer	education	jawaban	jawapan
Antarctica	geography	Antarktika	Antartika	The spelling change in Indonesian was proposed/accepted in January 2017 by Adi Budiwiyanto, previously spelled as Indonesian Antartika and hence had no difference with Standard Malay spelling.
antidote	biology	antidot, antidotum	antidot
antimicrobial	medicine	antimikroba	antimikrob
antimicrobial	pharmacy	antimikroba	antimikrob
apartheid	politics	aparthéid	apartéid
apartment, flat	architecture	apartêmèn	apartmen
apple	botany	apêl	épal
Arabic shirt		gamis	kamis
arbitrage	economy	arbitrasê	arbitraj
archaic	history	arkais	arkaik
archive	history	arsip	arkib
architect	architecture	arsitèk	arkiték
Arctic	geography	Arktika	Artik
aristocratic	politics	aristokratis	aristokratik
arithmetic	mathematics	aritmètika	aritmétik
armed forces	military	têntara	tentera
army	military	laskar	lasykar
arrest	law	arès	arés
arrowleaf sida	botany	sêlêguri	celeguri
arsenic	chemistry	arsènik	arsenik
arthropods	zoology	artropoda	artropod
articulated		gandèng	ganding
artifact	archeology	artêfak	artifak
as if		kayak	kaya
asbestos	chemical engineering	asbès	asbéstos
asphalt	chemical engineering	aspal	asfalt [asfat]
assembly (congregation)	sociology	majêlis	majlis
asset	business	asèt	asét
astrophysics	science	astrofisika	astrofizik
assignment	education	tugas, penugasan	tugasan
atmosphere	geology	atmosfèr	atmosféra
atmospheric	geology	atmosfèris	atmosférik
attempted murder	law	percobaan pembunuhan	percubaan membunuh
auction	business	lèlang	lélong
August		Agustus	Ogos
authoritarian	politics	otoritèr	autoritarian
authority		otoritas	autoriti
autocratic	politics	autokratis	autokratik
automatic	engineering	otomatis	automatik
automation	engineering	otomasi	automasi
automotive	mechanical engineering	otomotif	automotif
autonomy		otonomi	autonomi
avocado	botany	avokad, alpukat	avokado
awkward	sociology	kikuk	kékok
aware		sadar	sedar
axiom	logics, mathematics	aksioma	aksiom
ayatollah	Islam	ayatullah	ayatollah
bacteria	microbiology	baktéri	baktéria
bacteriophage	microbiology	baktériofag	baktériofaj
balance scale	physics	dacin	dacing
balcony	architecture	balkon	balkoni
bald	medicine	gundul	gondol
ballast	civil engineering	balas	balast [balat]
ballerina	dance	balêrina	balérina
ballet	dance	balèt	balét
ballon	engineering	balon	bélon
banjo (stringed musical instrument)	music	banjo, banyo	banjo
bankrupt	finance	bangkrut	bankrap
banner	engineering	spanduk	sepanduk
banteng	zoology	bantèng	banting
baozi	culinary	bakpao	pau
bark: painful dog	zoology	kaing	kuing
barracks	military	barak	bérék
basalt	geology	basal	basalt [basat]
base	chemistry	basa	bés
baseball	sport	bisbol	bésbol
basement	architecture	basêmèn	basemen, bésmen
basket straps		jangki	jangkih
bat	zoology	kêlêlawar	kelawar
battery	electronics	batêrai	bateri
beaker	science	bèkêr	bikar
bean sprout	cuisine	taogé	taugé
beard	anatomy	jénggot	janggut
beat, blow, stroke		hantam	hentam
beautiful and glowing stone		kêmala	gemala
because		karêna	kerana
belch, burp	physiology	sêrdawa	sendawa	Indonesian listed sedawa and sendawa as variants, while Standard Malay listed sedawa as variants.
Belgium	geography	Bèlgia	Belgium
bell	engineering	loncèng	loceng
bellows		ubub	hubub
ben, drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera)	botany	kèlor	kelur
benefit		faèdah	faédah
beret (cap)	military	barèt	bérét
bile	biology	êmpêdu	hempedu
biliary	biology	bilièr	biliari
billiard	sport	biliar	biliard
billion	mathematics	biliun	bilion
binary	mathematics	binèr	binari
biologic	biology	biologis	biologik
biological	biology	biologis	biologikal
biome	ecology	bioma	biom
biophysics	science	biofisika	biofizik
biorhythm	biology	bioritmê	bioritma
biosphere	ecology	biosfèr	biosféra
biscuit (cookie)	cuisine	biskuit	biskut
bitter melon (Momordica charantia)	botany	pêria, paré	peria
bitumen	chemical engineering	bitumèn	bitumén
blanch		cêlup	celur
blond (colour)	optics	pirang	pérang
blouse	fashion	blus	blaus
Boolean logic	logics	logika boolean	logik Boolean
bombardment	military	bombardêmèn	bombardmen
boulevard	civil engineering	bulêvar	boulevard
box (from thick paper)	engineering	dus	dos
Brahmin		brahmana	brahman
branch	botany	cabang	cawang
branch	business	cabang	cawangan
breathe	physiology	napas	nafas
breathed	physiology	êmbus	hembus
bribe	law	rasywah*	rasuah	The Indonesian rasuah, a loanword from Standard Malay, means corruption.
bridge	architecture	jêmbatan	jambatan
brigade	military	brigadê	brigéd
brigadier	military	brigadir	brigédier
Britain, Britannia	geography	Britania	Britain
briquette	chemical engineering	brikèt	brikuet
broken, damaged		rusak	rosak
brown	optics	cokêlat	coklat
budget	finance	bujèt	bajét
bulldozer	mechanical engineering	buldosêr	buldozer
bunker	civil engineering	bungkêr	bunker
bureaucratic	government	birokratis	birokratik
burette	science	burèt	burét
bus	transportation	bus	bas
business	business	bisnis	bisnes
but (conjunction)		justru	justeru