bath

[bɑːθ]

/[bɑːθ]/ noun

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The verdict

“bath” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,434
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bad (Tätigkeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-bath · bath · German

bath · rank #32,434 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,434
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bartholomäus

Nearest frequency peer: Bartholomäus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bath“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bath“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bath vs BH
0% similar
bath vs Bau
25% similar
bath vs Bot
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bath
PropertyValue
Headwordbath
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɑːθ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#32,434
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bath“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bathliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bartholomäus“ (#32,433), „Bearbeitungen“ (#32,435), „Ballen“ (#32,432). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bath“ bei #32,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bath (IPA [bɑːθ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,434 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bath, with forms such as "abth", "baht", and "bathh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BH", "Bau", "Bot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bath, spelled B-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad (Tätigkeit)
  2. 2
    Badeanstalt
  3. 3
    Badewanne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bath appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I would like to have a hot bath now.
  2. When we were in Turkey we visited a public bath.

Synonyms

bathtub

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abth
  • baht
  • bathh
  • batth
  • bbath
  • btah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bath - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abth2baht2bathh1batth1bbath1btah2
Edit distance from "bath"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bath"?
"bath" is spelled B-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bɑːθ].
What does "bath" mean?
As a noun, "bath" means: Bad (Tätigkeit)
What words are commonly confused with "bath"?
"bath" is commonly confused with "BH", "Bau", "Bot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bath"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bath" is [bɑːθ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bath" come from?
"bath" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bath", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dart#32,472ulli#32,322Geiz#32,550tuen#32,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

hakt6 variantssegne6 variantsSatten6 variantsRunen6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list