# bastel vs bates

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### bastel
*verb · IPA [ˈbastl̩] · frequency rank #37,982*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln

### 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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