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

#31,979
“Bäuerin” frequency rank
#48,755
“Bauers” frequency rank
80734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bäuerin Bauers
Definition weibliche Person, die eine Landwirtschaft betreibt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bauer

Where the eye mixes Bäuerin and Bauers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Bäuerin
6 ch
Bauers

Visual trap between Bäuerin and Bauers

A purely visual mix-up. Bäuerin ([ˈbɔɪ̯əʁɪn]) and Bauers ([ˈbaʊ̯ɐs]) 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 80734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bäuerin is recorded at frequency rank #31,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɔɪ̯əʁɪn]. Bauers is at rank #48,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ɐs].

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 80734, this pair ranks #189,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Bäuerin vs Bauers

Shared letters: beru. Private to "Bäuerin": inä. Private to "Bauers": as.

"Bäuerin" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC  ·  "Bauers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bauersabuers · baeurs · bauerrs · bauerss · bauesr · baures · bbauers · buaers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bäuerin" for "Bauers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɔɪ̯əʁɪn] versus [ˈbaʊ̯ɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bäuerin" or "Bauers"?
"Bäuerin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,979 in our German list, against #48,755 for "Bauers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Bäuerin" and "Bauers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bäuerin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bauers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #189,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bäuerin" and "Bauers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bauers vs Bauwerks". 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 #189,575 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