Which to use
“bath” and “Bauch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,434
- “bath” frequency rank
- #3,426
- “Bauch” frequency rank
- 35860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bath | Bauch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bad (Tätigkeit) | (bei Wirbeltieren samt Mensch) der sich zwischen Zwerchfell und Becken befindliche vordere Teil des Rumpfes |
Where the eye mixes bath and Bauch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bath and Bauch
A purely visual mix-up. bath ([bɑːθ]) and Bauch ([baʊ̯x]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bath is recorded at frequency rank #32,434, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɑːθ]. Bauch is at rank #3,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baʊ̯x].
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 35860, this pair ranks #1,629,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bath vs Bauch
Shared letters: abh. Private to "bath": t. Private to "Bauch": cu.
"bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bauch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bath" and "Bauch" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bath" vs "Bauch" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bauch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bath" and "Bauch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bath vs breath". 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 #1,629,787 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.