Which to use
“bates” and “bauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #5,801
- “bauten” frequency rank
- 40337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | bauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen |
Letter map: bates vs bauten
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and bauten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - bates / bauten
bates and bauten 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 40337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. bauten is at rank #5,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩].
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 40337, this pair ranks #1,511,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs bauten
Shared letters: abet. Private to "bates": s. Private to "bauten": nu.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bauten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bates" and "bauten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bates" or "bauten"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "bates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,511,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "bauten" 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 #1,511,394 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.