Which to use
“baust” and “beugt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,322
- “baust” frequency rank
- #20,190
- “beugt” frequency rank
- 46512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baust | beugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bauen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beugen |
Where the eye mixes baust and beugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baust and beugt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between baust and beugt
A purely visual mix-up. baust ([baʊ̯st]) and beugt ([bɔɪ̯kt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baust is recorded at frequency rank #26,322, classified as averb, pronounced [baʊ̯st]. beugt is at rank #20,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [bɔɪ̯kt].
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 46512, this pair ranks #1,316,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baust vs beugt
Shared letters: btu. Private to "baust": as. Private to "beugt": eg.
"baust" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "beugt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baust" for "beugt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baust" vs "beugt" - 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 "baust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baust" and "beugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bauamt vs baust". 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 #1,316,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.