Which to use
“Bastei” is a noun and “bastelt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,980
- “Bastei” frequency rank
- #31,947
- “bastelt” frequency rank
- 79927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastei | bastelt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln |
Where the eye mixes Bastei and bastelt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bastei runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against bastelt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bastei vs bastelt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bastei is [basˈtaɪ̯] while bastelt is [ˈbastl̩t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bastei is recorded at frequency rank #47,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [basˈtaɪ̯]. bastelt is at rank #31,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbastl̩t].
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 79927, this pair ranks #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bastei vs bastelt
Shared letters: abest. Private to "Bastei": i. Private to "bastelt": l.
"Bastei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "bastelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bastei" for "bastelt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Bastei" vs "bastelt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bastei" and "bastelt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bastei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastei" and "bastelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastei vs Bastler". 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 #206,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.