Which to use
“Bastei” is a noun and “baute” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,980
- “Bastei” frequency rank
- #7,873
- “baute” frequency rank
- 55853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastei | baute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen |
Where the eye mixes Bastei and baute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Bastei runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against baute's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bastei vs baute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bastei is [basˈtaɪ̯] while baute is [ˈbaʊ̯tə]. 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 55853, 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]. 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 55853, this pair ranks #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bastei vs baute
Shared letters: abet. Private to "Bastei": is. Private to "baute": u.
"Bastei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "baute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bastei" and "baute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bastei" or "baute" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bastei" 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 #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastei" and "baute" 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 #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.