# banks vs bates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### banks
*noun · IPA [bæŋks] · frequency rank #21,539*
Plural des Substantivs bank

### bates
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #34,536*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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