Which to use
“bade” and “budge” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,539
- “bade” frequency rank
- #21,462
- “budge” frequency rank
- 64001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bade | budge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past of bid | To move; to be shifted from a fixed position. |
Where the eye mixes bade and budge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bade with budge
A purely visual mix-up. bade (/bæd/) and budge (/bʌd͡ʒ/) 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 64001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bade is recorded at frequency rank #42,539, classified as averb, pronounced /bæd/. budge is at rank #21,462, tagged as averb, pronounced /bʌd͡ʒ/.
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 64001, this pair ranks #79,978 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bade vs budge
Shared letters: bde. Private to "bade": a. Private to "budge": gu.
"bade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "budge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bade" for "budge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bade" vs "budge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bade" and "budge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "budge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,978 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bade" and "budge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bade vs bandy". 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 #79,978 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.