Which to use
“bates” is a verb and “Bauers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #48,755
- “Bauers” frequency rank
- 83291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | Bauers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bauer |
Letter map: bates vs Bauers
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and Bauers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bates runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Bauers's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: bates vs Bauers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bates is averb and Bauersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Bauers is at rank #48,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ɐs].
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 83291, this pair ranks #142,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs Bauers
Shared letters: abes. Private to "bates": t. Private to "Bauers": ru.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Bauers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bates" for "Bauers" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "bates" vs "Bauers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bauers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "Bauers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bauers vs Bauwerks". 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 #142,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.