# bates

> English word · Verb · IPA /beɪts/ · frequency rank #12,189

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bate

## Easily confused with
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bts)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bes)
- **bath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bath)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bite)
- **bits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bits)
- **bees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bees)
- **bets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bets)
- **bats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bats)
- **bays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bays)
- **byte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-byte)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bute)
- **batt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-batt)
- **blues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-blues)
- **boxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-boxes)
- **bones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bones)
- **boats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-boats)
- **beats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-beats)
- **bites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-bites)
- **baths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-baths)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bates-vs-baton)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abtes`, `batess`, `batse`, `battes`, `bbates`, `btaes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bates