Which to use
“bahr” and “Bär” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,845
- “bahr” frequency rank
- #7,023
- “Bär” frequency rank
- 30868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bahr | Bär |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meer, Ozean | Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae |
Where the eye mixes bahr and Bär
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bahr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Bär's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bahr and Bär
A purely visual mix-up. bahr ([bahr]) and Bär ([bɛːɐ̯]) 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 30868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bahr is recorded at frequency rank #23,845, classified as anoun, pronounced [bahr]. Bär is at rank #7,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɛːɐ̯].
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 30868, this pair ranks #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bahr vs Bär
Shared letters: br. Private to "bahr": ah. Private to "Bär": ä.
"bahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Bär" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bahr ← abhr · bahhr · bahrr · barh · bbahr · bhar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bahr" for "Bär" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bahr" vs "Bär" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bahr" and "Bär" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bär" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bahr" and "Bär" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bahr vs bal". 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 #1,739,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.