Which to use
“Bastille” and “Baustelle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,415
- “Bastille” frequency rank
- #6,507
- “Baustelle” frequency rank
- 46922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bastille | Baustelle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | befestigtes Schloss in Frankreich | Ort, an dem ein ortsfester Gegenstand errichtet oder verändert wird |
Where the eye mixes Bastille and Baustelle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bastille runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Baustelle's 9 (CVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bastille and Baustelle
A purely visual mix-up. Bastille ([baˈstiːjə]) and Baustelle ([ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə]) 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 46922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bastille is recorded at frequency rank #40,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [baˈstiːjə]. Baustelle is at rank #6,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtɛlə].
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 46922, this pair ranks #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bastille vs Baustelle
Shared letters: abelst. Private to "Bastille": i. Private to "Baustelle": u.
"Bastille" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Baustelle" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bastille" for "Baustelle" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bastille" or "Baustelle" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bastille" and "Baustelle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bastille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Baustelle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bastille" and "Baustelle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastille vs bestelle". 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 #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.