Which to use
“bares” is an adjective and “bears” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,894
- “bares” frequency rank
- #44,472
- “bears” frequency rank
- 66366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bares | bears |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bar | Plural des Substantivs bear |
Letter map: bares vs bears
Shared letters muted; letters that set bares and bears apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bares (CVCVC) and bears (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: bares vs bears
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bares is anadjective and bearsanoun. On the page they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bares is recorded at frequency rank #21,894, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaːʁəs]. bears is at rank #44,472, 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 66366, this pair ranks #575,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bares vs bears
Shared letters: abers. Private to "bares": -. Private to "bears": -.
"bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bears" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bares" and "bears" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bares" vs "bears" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bares" and "bears".
- Full dictionary entry for "bares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bears" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #575,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bares" and "bears" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bears 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 #575,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.