Which to use
“Bahn” is a noun and “bahnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #774
- “Bahn” frequency rank
- #36,212
- “bahnt” frequency rank
- 36986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bahn | bahnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Strecke, die von einem Körper in einer vorgeschriebenen Richtung durchmessen wird | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bahnen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Bahn and bahnt apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Bahn and bahnt form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Bahn” sits inside “bahnt” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bahn is recorded at frequency rank #774, classified as anoun, pronounced [baːn]. bahnt is at rank #36,212, tagged as averb, pronounced [baːnt].
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 36986, this pair ranks #1,601,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Bahn vs bahnt
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Bahn”; for a verb, it's “bahnt”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Bahn” entry
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