Which to use
“bauten” and “beten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,801
- “bauten” frequency rank
- #7,017
- “beten” frequency rank
- 12818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bauten | beten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen | Gott anrufen, zu Gott sprechen |
Where the eye mixes bauten and beten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bauten runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against beten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bauten and beten
A purely visual mix-up. bauten ([ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) and beten ([ˈbeːtn̩]) 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 12818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bauten is recorded at frequency rank #5,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. beten is at rank #7,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbeːtn̩].
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 12818, this pair ranks #1,961,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bauten vs beten
Shared letters: bent. Private to "bauten": au. Private to "beten": -.
"bauten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "beten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bauten" and "beten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bauten" or "beten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bauten" and "beten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bauten" and "beten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bestien vs beten". 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 #1,961,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.