Which to use
“barth” and “baths” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,945
- “barth” frequency rank
- #11,654
- “baths” frequency rank
- 45599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barth | baths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A place of shelter for cattle. | plural of bath |
Where the eye mixes barth and baths
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. barth and baths follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses barth with baths
A purely visual mix-up. barth (/bɑː(ɹ)θ/) and baths (/bɑːðz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barth is recorded at frequency rank #33,945, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɑː(ɹ)θ/. baths is at rank #11,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɑːðz/.
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 45599, this pair ranks #219,732 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barth vs baths
Shared letters: abht. Private to "barth": r. Private to "baths": s.
"barth" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "baths" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barth" and "baths" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "barth" or "baths" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "barth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baths" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,732 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barth" and "baths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barth vs batt". 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 #219,732 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.