Which to use
“Bauteil” is a noun and “bauten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,643
- “Bauteil” frequency rank
- #5,801
- “bauten” frequency rank
- 28444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bauteil | bauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einzelner/s Teil eines technischen Komplexes (Mechanismus, Maschine, Apparat und Ähnliches) | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen |
Where the eye mixes Bauteil and bauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Bauteil runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against bauten's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Bauteil and bauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bauteil is [ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l] while bauten is [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bauteil is recorded at frequency rank #22,643, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]. bauten is at rank #5,801, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩].
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 28444, this pair ranks #1,784,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bauteil vs bauten
Shared letters: abetu. Private to "Bauteil": il. Private to "bauten": n.
"Bauteil" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "bauten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bauteil" and "bauten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Bauteil" or "bauten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bauteil" and "bauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bauteil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bauteil" and "bauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastei vs Bauteil". 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 #1,784,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.