Baden
[ˈbaːdn̩]
The verdict
“Baden” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,192
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang oder das Konzept einen Gegenstand oder eine Person in eine Flüssigkeit, Strahlung oder ein feinkörniges Material einzutauchen, ein Bad zu nehmen, zu baden
Corpus desk
Index DE-baden · Baden · German
Baden · rank #1,192 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,192
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Anzahl
Nearest frequency peer: Anzahl (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Baden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Sicht
Sicht
98,812 corpus weight
- Zeitpunkt
Zeitpunkt
98,811 corpus weight
- Anzahl
Anzahl
98,810 corpus weight
- Baden
Baden
98,809 corpus weight
- Bau
Bau
98,808 corpus weight
- entsprechend
entsprechend
98,806 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Baden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Baden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːdn̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Baden” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Baden (IPA [ˈbaːdn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,192 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Vorgang oder das Konzept einen Gegenstand oder eine Person in eine Flüssigkeit, Strahlung oder ein feinkörniges Material einzutauchen, ein Bad zu nehmen, zu baden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baden, with forms such as "abden", "badden", and "badenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bahn", "Bann", "Base", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Baden, spelled B-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1der Vorgang oder das Konzept einen Gegenstand oder eine Person in eine Flüssigkeit, Strahlung oder ein feinkörniges Material einzutauchen, ein Bad zu nehmen, zu baden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Baden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An dieser Stelle ist das Baden verboten.
„In den christlichen Ländern gewann dagegen die Lehrrichtung der Askese zunehmend an Bedeutung, die das Baden als Verweichlichung und Luxus ablehnte.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abden
- badden
- badenn
- badne
- baedn
- bbaden
- bdaen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Baden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Baden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Baden". Here's where to go from here.
- "Baden" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Bahn". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,192 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.