Which to use
“Bades” and “banks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,619
- “Bades” frequency rank
- #21,539
- “banks” frequency rank
- 60158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bades | banks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad | Plural des Substantivs bank |
Where the eye mixes Bades and banks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Bades (CVCVC) and banks (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Bades vs banks
A purely visual mix-up. Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) and banks ([bæŋks]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60158, 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]. banks is at rank #21,539, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bæŋks].
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 60158, this pair ranks #797,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bades vs banks
Shared letters: abs. Private to "Bades": de. Private to "banks": kn.
"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "banks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bades" for "banks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bades" vs "banks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bades" and "banks" 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 "banks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #797,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bades" and "banks" 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 #797,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.