Which to use
“bande” is a noun and “baute” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,959
- “bande” frequency rank
- #7,873
- “baute” frequency rank
- 12832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bande | baute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Band; Banderole; Binde; Patronengurt; Rotte; Schar; Streifband; Streifen; Trupp; Warenbahn | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen |
Where the eye mixes bande and baute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bande vs baute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bande is [bɑ̃d] while baute is [ˈbaʊ̯tə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bande is recorded at frequency rank #4,959, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɑ̃d]. baute is at rank #7,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tə].
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 12832, this pair ranks #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bande vs baute
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bande": dn. Private to "baute": tu.
"bande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "baute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bande" and "baute" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bande" or "baute" 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 "bande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bande" and "baute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastei vs baute". 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 #1,961,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.