# barmen vs bergen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### barmen
*verb · IPA [ˈbaʁmən] · frequency rank #41,676*
jemandes Mitgefühl, Mitleid erregen

### bergen
*verb · IPA [ˈbɛʁɡn̩] · frequency rank #3,944*
transitiv:

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/barmen-vs-bergen