Which to use
“Bastei” and “Bauteil” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,980
- “Bastei” frequency rank
- #22,643
- “Bauteil” frequency rank
- 70623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastei | Bauteil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen | einzelner/s Teil eines technischen Komplexes (Mechanismus, Maschine, Apparat und Ähnliches) |
Where the eye mixes Bastei and Bauteil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bastei runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against Bauteil's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bastei vs Bauteil
A purely visual mix-up. Bastei ([basˈtaɪ̯]) and Bauteil ([ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70623, 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]. Bauteil is at rank #22,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l].
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 70623, this pair ranks #440,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Bastei vs Bauteil
Shared letters: abeit. Private to "Bastei": s. Private to "Bauteil": lu.
"Bastei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Bauteil" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bastei" and "Bauteil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bastei" or "Bauteil" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bastei" and "Bauteil" 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 "Bauteil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastei" and "Bauteil" 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 #440,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.