Which to use
“bahr” is a noun and “bald” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,845
- “bahr” frequency rank
- #417
- “bald” frequency rank
- 24262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bahr | bald |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meer, Ozean | kurze Zeit danach |
Where the eye mixes bahr and bald
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bahr and bald follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bahr vs bald
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bahr is [bahr] while bald is [balt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bahr is recorded at frequency rank #23,845, classified as anoun, pronounced [bahr]. bald is at rank #417, tagged as anadv, pronounced [balt].
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 24262, this pair ranks #1,850,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bahr vs bald
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bahr": hr. Private to "bald": dl.
"bahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bald" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bahr" and "bald" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bahr" vs "bald" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bald" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bahr" and "bald" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bahr vs bal". 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 #1,850,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.