BädernvsbakerWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#31,485
“Bädern” frequency rank
#12,463
“baker” frequency rank
43948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bädern baker
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bad Bäcker

Where the eye mixes Bädern and baker

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bädern
5 ch
baker

Look-alike desk: Bädern vs baker

A purely visual mix-up. Bädern ([ˈbɛːdɐn]) and baker ([beɪkə(r)]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bädern is recorded at frequency rank #31,485, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɛːdɐn]. baker is at rank #12,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [beɪkə(r)].

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 43948, this pair ranks #1,401,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bädern vs baker

Shared letters: ber. Private to "Bädern": dnä. Private to "baker": ak.

"Bädern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "baker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bakerabker · baekr · bakerr · bakker · bakre · bbaker · bkaer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bädern" for "baker" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɛːdɐn] versus [beɪkə(r)]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bädern" or "baker"?
"baker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,463 in our German list, against #31,485 for "Bädern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bädern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "baker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,401,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bädern" and "baker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bädern vs Bauers". 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 #1,401,933 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