BadesvsbandeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,619
“Bades” frequency rank
#4,959
“bande” frequency rank
43578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bades bande
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad Band; Banderole; Binde; Patronengurt; Rotte; Schar; Streifband; Streifen; Trupp; Warenbahn

Where the eye mixes Bades and bande

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bades (CVCVC) and bande (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Bades
5 ch
bande

Look-alike desk: Bades vs bande

A purely visual mix-up. Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) and bande ([bɑ̃d]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bades is recorded at frequency rank #38,619, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaːdəs]. bande is at rank #4,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɑ̃d].

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 43578, this pair ranks #1,413,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bades vs bande

Shared letters: abde. Private to "Bades": s. Private to "bande": n.

"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Badesabdes · baddes · badess · badse · baeds · bbades · bdaes
  • bandeabnde · bandde · baned · bannde · bbande · bnade

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bades" and "bande" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaːdəs] versus [bɑ̃d]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bades" vs "bande" - which ranks higher?
"bande" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,959 in our German list, against #38,619 for "Bades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Bades" and "bande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,413,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bades" and "bande" 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 #1,413,685 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