Which to use
“bahr” and “Bank” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,845
- “bahr” frequency rank
- #1,050
- “Bank” frequency rank
- 24895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bahr | Bank |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meer, Ozean | Sitz- oder Ablagegelegenheit für mehrere Personen oder Dinge nebeneinander |
Where the eye mixes bahr and Bank
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bahr and Bank 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 Bank
A purely visual mix-up. bahr ([bahr]) and Bank ([baŋk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24895, 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]. Bank is at rank #1,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baŋk].
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 24895, this pair ranks #1,841,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bahr vs Bank
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bahr": hr. Private to "Bank": kn.
"bahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bahr" and "Bank" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bahr" vs "Bank" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bank" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bahr" and "Bank" 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 #1,841,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.