Which to use
“Bades” is a noun and “bares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,619
- “Bades” frequency rank
- #21,894
- “bares” frequency rank
- 60513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bades | bares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bar |
Where the eye mixes Bades and bares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bades and bares follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Bades and bares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bades is [ˈbaːdəs] while bares is [ˈbaːʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “Bades” becomes r in “bares”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60513, 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]. bares is at rank #21,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaːʁəs].
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 60513, this pair ranks #784,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bades vs bares
Shared letters: abes. Private to "Bades": d. Private to "bares": r.
"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bades" and "bares" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bades" or "bares"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bades" and "bares" 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 "bares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #784,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bades" and "bares" 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 #784,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.