Which to use
“Bader” and “Bades” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,640
- “Bader” frequency rank
- #38,619
- “Bades” frequency rank
- 61259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bader | Bades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Besitzer eines Bades, der auch Heilbehandlungen und Arbeiten eines Friseurs durchführte | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad |
Where the eye mixes Bader and Bades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bader and Bades follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Bader and Bades
A purely visual mix-up. Bader ([ˈbaːdɐ]) and Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “Bader” becomes s in “Bades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bader is recorded at frequency rank #22,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaːdɐ]. Bades is at rank #38,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaːdəs].
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 61259, this pair ranks #756,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bader vs Bades
Shared letters: abde. Private to "Bader": r. Private to "Bades": s.
"Bader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bader" for "Bades" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bader" vs "Bades" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bader" and "Bades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bader" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #756,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bader" and "Bades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bades vs bodies". 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 #756,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.