BadesvsBudeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#38,619
“Bades” frequency rank
#9,872
“Bude” frequency rank
48491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bades Bude
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad kleine Verkaufsstelle; Kiosk

Where the eye mixes Bades and Bude

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Bades
4 ch
Bude

Look-alike desk: Bades vs Bude

A purely visual mix-up. Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) and Bude ([ˈbuːdə]) 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 48491, 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]. Bude is at rank #9,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbuːdə].

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 48491, this pair ranks #1,246,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bades vs Bude

Shared letters: bde. Private to "Bades": as. Private to "Bude": u.

"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Bude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Badesabdes · baddes · badess · badse · baeds · bbades · bdaes
  • Budebbude · bdue · budde · bued · ubde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bades" and "Bude" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaːdəs] versus [ˈbuːdə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bades" vs "Bude" - which ranks higher?
"Bude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,872 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Bades" and "Bude" 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 "Bude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,246,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bades" and "Bude" 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 #1,246,659 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