Which to use
“bates” is a verb and “bath” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #32,434
- “bath” frequency rank
- 66970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | bath |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | Bad (Tätigkeit) |
Letter map: bates vs bath
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and bath apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: bates vs bath
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bates is averb and bathanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. bath is at rank #32,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɑːθ].
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 66970, this pair ranks #555,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs bath
Shared letters: abt. Private to "bates": es. Private to "bath": h.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bates" and "bath" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bates" vs "bath" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bates" and "bath".
- Full dictionary entry for "bates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #555,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "bath" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bates vs puzzles". 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 #555,591 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.