Which to use
“bath” and “Blatt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,434
- “bath” frequency rank
- #3,362
- “Blatt” frequency rank
- 35796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bath | Blatt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bad (Tätigkeit) | meist grünes, flächiges Organ von Pflanzen |
Where the eye mixes bath and Blatt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bath vs Blatt
A purely visual mix-up. bath ([bɑːθ]) and Blatt ([blat]) 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 35796, 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]. Blatt is at rank #3,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced [blat].
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 35796, this pair ranks #1,631,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bath vs Blatt
Shared letters: abt. Private to "bath": h. Private to "Blatt": l.
"bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Blatt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bath" for "Blatt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bath" vs "Blatt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Blatt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,631,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bath" and "Blatt" 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 #1,631,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.