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“Bakterien” and “batterie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,895
- “Bakterien” frequency rank
- #7,872
- “batterie” frequency rank
- 14767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bakterien | batterie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bakterie | Batterie, Artillerieeinheit |
Where the eye mixes Bakterien and batterie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bakterien runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against batterie's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bakterien vs batterie
A purely visual mix-up. Bakterien ([bakˈteːʁiən]) and batterie ([ba.tʁi]) 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 14767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bakterien is recorded at frequency rank #6,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [bakˈteːʁiən]. batterie is at rank #7,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ba.tʁi].
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 14767, this pair ranks #1,948,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bakterien vs batterie
Shared letters: abeirt. Private to "Bakterien": kn. Private to "batterie": -.
"Bakterien" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "batterie" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bakterien" and "batterie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bakterien" or "batterie" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bakterien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "batterie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bakterien" and "batterie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "batterie vs battery". 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 #1,948,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.