Which to use
“Baches” is a noun and “bachs” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,975
- “Baches” frequency rank
- #22,638
- “bachs” frequency rank
- 70613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Baches | bachs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bach | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bach |
Letter map: Baches vs bachs
Shared letters muted; letters that set Baches and bachs apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for Baches / bachs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Baches is anoun and bachsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Baches is recorded at frequency rank #47,975, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaxəs]. bachs is at rank #22,638, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 70613, this pair ranks #440,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Baches vs bachs
Shared letters: abchs. Private to "Baches": e. Private to "bachs": -.
"Baches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Baches" vs "bachs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Baches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bachs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Baches" and "bachs" 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 #440,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.