# Bars vs bates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bars
*noun · IPA [baːɐ̯s] · frequency rank #11,818*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bar, n

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bars-vs-bates