Which to use
“bates” is a verb and “bestes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,536
- “bates” frequency rank
- #3,299
- “bestes” frequency rank
- 37835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bates | bestes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bate | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut |
Letter map: bates vs bestes
Shared letters muted; letters that set bates and bestes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - bates and bestes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bates is averb and bestesanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bates is recorded at frequency rank #34,536, classified as averb, pronounced […]. bestes is at rank #3,299, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɛstəs].
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 37835, this pair ranks #1,579,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bates vs bestes
Shared letters: best. Private to "bates": a. Private to "bestes": -.
"bates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bestes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bates" for "bestes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bates" vs "bestes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "bates" vs "bestes" 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 "bestes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,579,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bates" and "bestes" 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 #1,579,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.