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“Baus” and “Brauns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,644
- “Baus” frequency rank
- #49,532
- “Brauns” frequency rank
- 77176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Baus | Brauns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bau | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Braun |
Where the eye mixes Baus and Brauns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Baus vs Brauns
A purely visual mix-up. Baus ([baʊ̯s]) and Brauns ([bʁaʊ̯ns]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Baus is recorded at frequency rank #27,644, classified as anoun, pronounced [baʊ̯s]. Brauns is at rank #49,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bʁaʊ̯ns].
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 77176, this pair ranks #266,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Baus vs Brauns
Shared letters: absu. Private to "Baus": -. Private to "Brauns": nr.
"Baus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Brauns" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Baus" and "Brauns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Baus" or "Brauns" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Baus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Brauns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Baus" and "Brauns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Brauns vs brun". 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 #266,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.