BahnvsbariWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Bahn” and “bari” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#774
“Bahn” frequency rank
#45,154
“bari” frequency rank
45928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bahn bari
Definition Strecke, die von einem Körper in einer vorgeschriebenen Richtung durchmessen wird Hirte

Letter map: Bahn vs bari

Shared letters muted; letters that set Bahn and bari apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Bahn
4 ch
bari

Corpus notes: Bahn and bari

Bahn and bari are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bahn is recorded at frequency rank #774, classified as anoun, pronounced [baːn]. bari is at rank #45,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 45928, this pair ranks #1,336,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bahn vs bari

Shared letters: ab. Private to "Bahn": hn. Private to "bari": ir.

"Bahn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "bari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bahnabhn · bahhn · bahnn · banh · bbahn · bhan
  • bariabri · bair · barri · bbari · brai

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bahn" for "bari" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Bahn" vs "bari" - which ranks higher?
"Bahn" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #774 in our German list, against #45,154 for "bari". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Bahn" and "bari". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bahn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,336,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bahn" and "bari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bari vs puzzles". 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 #1,336,379 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list