Which to use
“bayerisch” and “bayerischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,056
- “bayerisch” frequency rank
- #2,944
- “bayerischen” frequency rank
- 28000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayerisch | bayerischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf Bayern, das Bundesland und seine Bewohner bezogen, zu diesem Bundesland gehörig, dieses Bundesland betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bayerisch |
Where the eye mixes bayerisch and bayerischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bayerisch runs 9 letters (CVVVCVCCC) against bayerischen's 11 (CVVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bayerisch with bayerischen
A purely visual mix-up. bayerisch ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]) and bayerischen ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bayerisch” sits inside “bayerischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bayerisch is recorded at frequency rank #25,056, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]. bayerischen is at rank #2,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩].
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 28000, this pair ranks #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bayerisch vs bayerischen
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerisch": -. Private to "bayerischen": n.
"bayerisch" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCVCCC · "bayerischen" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayerisch ← abyerisch · baeyrisch · bayeirsch · bayericsh · bayeriscch · bayerischh · bayerishc · bayerissch
- bayerischen ← abyerischen · baeyrischen · bayeirschen · bayericshen · bayeriscchen · bayeriscehn · bayerischenn · bayerischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bayerisch" for "bayerischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bayerisch" vs "bayerischen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayerisch" and "bayerischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bayerisch vs bayrisch". 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 #1,792,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.