Which to use
“Bades” is a noun and “bates” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,619
- “Bades” frequency rank
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- 73155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bades | bates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate |
Letter map: Bades vs bates
Shared letters muted; letters that set Bades and bates apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Bades and bates follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Bades and bates
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Bades is anoun and batesaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “Bades” becomes t in “bates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73155, 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]. bates is at rank #34,536, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 73155, this pair ranks #368,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bades vs bates
Shared letters: abes. Private to "Bades": d. Private to "bates": t.
"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bades" and "bates" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Bades" or "bates" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Bades" and "bates".
- Full dictionary entry for "Bades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bades" and "bates" 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 #368,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.