babiesvsBachesConfusable pair

Which to use

“babies” and “Baches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,628
“babies” frequency rank
#47,975
“Baches” frequency rank
72603
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature babies Baches
Definition Plural des Substantivs baby Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bach

Letter map: babies vs Baches

Shared letters muted; letters that set babies and Baches apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
babies
6 ch
Baches

Pair insight - babies / Baches

babies and Baches are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

babies is recorded at frequency rank #24,628, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Baches is at rank #47,975, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaxəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 72603, this pair ranks #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of babies vs Baches

Shared letters: abes. Private to "babies": i. Private to "Baches": ch.

"babies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "Baches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • babiesabbies · babbies · babeis · babiess · babise · baibes · bbabies · bbaies
  • Bachesabches · bacches · bacehs · bachess · bachhes · bachse · bahces · bbaches

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "babies" for "Baches" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "babies" or "Baches" show up more?
"babies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,628 in our German list, against #47,975 for "Baches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "babies" and "Baches".

  • Full dictionary entry for "babies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Baches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "babies" and "Baches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baches vs bitches". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #383,696 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list