bachesvsbaresTell them apart

Which to use

“baches” and “bares” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,570
“baches” frequency rank
#7,106
“bares” frequency rank
28676
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baches bares
Definition Forma del plural de bache. Forma del plural de bar.

Where the eye mixes baches and bares

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
baches
5 ch
bares

Visual trap between baches and bares

A purely visual mix-up. baches ([ˈbat͡ʃes]) and bares ([ˈbaɾes]) 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 28676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baches is recorded at frequency rank #21,570, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbat͡ʃes]. bares is at rank #7,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɾes].

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 28676, this pair ranks #220,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baches vs bares

Shared letters: abes. Private to "baches": ch. Private to "bares": r.

"baches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bachesabches · bacches · bacehs · bachess · bachhes · bachse · bahces · bbaches
  • baresbaers · baress · barres · barse · bbares · braes · vares

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baches" and "bares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbat͡ʃes] versus [ˈbaɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "baches" vs "bares" - which ranks higher?
"bares" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,106 in our Spanish list, against #21,570 for "baches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "baches" and "bares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "baches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baches" and "bares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baches vs bucles". 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 #220,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list