Which to use
“bad” and “BH” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,525
- “bad” frequency rank
- #44,892
- “BH” frequency rank
- 50417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bad | BH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Badminton. | Abréviation de Büstenhalter, « soutien-gorge ». |
Where the eye mixes bad and BH
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bad vs BH
A purely visual mix-up. bad (\bad\) and BH (\beːˈhaː\) 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 50417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bad is recorded at frequency rank #5,525, classified as anoun, pronounced \bad\. BH is at rank #44,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced \beːˈhaː\.
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 50417, this pair ranks #162,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bad vs BH
Shared letters: b. Private to "bad": ad. Private to "BH": h.
"bad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "BH" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bad" and "BH" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "bad" or "BH" 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 "bad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "BH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bad" and "BH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ber vs BH". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #162,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.