BadesvsBaumesWhich spelling fits?

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

#38,619
“Bades” frequency rank
#23,038
“Baumes” frequency rank
61657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bades Baumes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Baum

Where the eye mixes Bades and Baumes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Bades
6 ch
Baumes

Why the eye confuses Bades with Baumes

A purely visual mix-up. Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) and Baumes ([ˈbaʊ̯məs]) 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 61657, 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]. Baumes is at rank #23,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯məs].

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 61657, this pair ranks #741,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bades vs Baumes

Shared letters: abes. Private to "Bades": d. Private to "Baumes": mu.

"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Baumes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Badesabdes · baddes · badess · badse · baeds · bbades · bdaes
  • Baumesabumes · bamues · bauems · baumess · baummes · baumse · bbaumes · buames

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bades" for "Baumes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaːdəs] versus [ˈbaʊ̯məs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bades" vs "Baumes" - which ranks higher?
"Baumes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,038 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Baumes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #741,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bades" and "Baumes" 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 #741,510 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