baresvsBürosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: bares is a adjective, Büros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bares” is an adjective and “Büros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,894
“bares” frequency rank
#7,887
“Büros” frequency rank
29781
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bares Büros
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bar Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Büro

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bares and Büros apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
bares
5 ch
Büros

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bares is [ˈbaːʁəs] while Büros is [byˈʁoːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29781, 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]. Büros is at rank #7,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced [byˈʁoːs].

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 29781, this pair ranks #1,760,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bares vs Büros

Shared letters: brs. Private to "bares": ae. Private to "Büros": .

"bares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Büros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baresabres · baers · baress · barres · barse · bbares · braes

Frequency comparison

bares#21,894
Büros#7,887

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bares" and "Büros" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bares" is an adjective and "Büros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bares" or "Büros"?
"Büros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,887 in our German list, against #21,894 for "bares". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering bares vs Büros

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “bares”; for a noun, it's “Büros”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bares” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list