Which to use
“bath” is an adjective and “bâtit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,486
- “bath” frequency rank
- #28,084
- “bâtit” frequency rank
- 58570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bath | bâtit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Super ; bon ; agréable. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de bâtir. |
Where the eye mixes bath and bâtit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bath runs 4 letters (CVCC) against bâtit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bath and bâtit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bath is \bat\ while bâtit is \bɑ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bath is recorded at frequency rank #30,486, classified as anadj, pronounced \bat\. bâtit is at rank #28,084, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɑ.ti\.
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 58570, this pair ranks #108,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bath vs bâtit
Shared letters: bt. Private to "bath": ah. Private to "bâtit": iâ.
"bath" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bâtit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bath ← abth · baht · bathh · batth · bbath · btah
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bath" for "bâtit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bath" vs "bâtit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bath" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bath" and "bâtit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bafa vs bath". 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 #108,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.