Which to use
“bath” is a noun and “brach” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,434
- “bath” frequency rank
- #4,184
- “brach” frequency rank
- 36618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bath | brach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bad (Tätigkeit) | (in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer |
Where the eye mixes bath and brach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bath with brach
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bath is [bɑːθ] while brach is [bʁaːx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36618, 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]. brach is at rank #4,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bʁaːx].
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 36618, this pair ranks #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bath vs brach
Shared letters: abh. Private to "bath": t. Private to "brach": cr.
"bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "brach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bath" for "brach" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bath" or "brach"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bath" and "brach" 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 #1,610,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.