Which to use
“bates” is a verb and “Baus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #27,644
- “Baus” frequency rank
- 62180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | Baus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bau |
Letter map: bates vs Baus
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and Baus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for bates / Baus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bates is averb and Bausanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Baus is at rank #27,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baʊ̯s].
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 62180, this pair ranks #722,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs Baus
Shared letters: abs. Private to "bates": et. Private to "Baus": u.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Baus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bates" and "Baus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bates" or "Baus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "bates" vs "Baus" 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 "Baus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #722,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "Baus" 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 #722,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.