Which to use
“bates” and “baue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #12,670
- “baue” frequency rank
- 47206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | baue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bauen |
Letter map: bates vs baue
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and baue apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: bates and baue
bates and baue are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. baue is at rank #12,670, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ə].
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 47206, this pair ranks #1,292,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs baue
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bates": st. Private to "baue": u.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "baue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "bates" vs "baue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "bates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "baue" 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 #1,292,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.