Which to use
“bayerische” and “bayerisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,058
- “bayerische” frequency rank
- #26,324
- “bayerisches” frequency rank
- 31382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayerische | bayerisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bayerisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch |
Where the eye mixes bayerische and bayerisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bayerische runs 10 letters (CVVVCVCCCV) against bayerisches's 11 (CVVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bayerische and bayerisches
A purely visual mix-up. bayerische ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) and bayerisches ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “bayerische” sits inside “bayerisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bayerische is recorded at frequency rank #5,058, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]. bayerisches is at rank #26,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃəs].
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 31382, this pair ranks #1,729,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bayerische vs bayerisches
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerische": -. Private to "bayerisches": -.
"bayerische" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCV · "bayerisches" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayerische ← abyerische · baeyrische · bayeirsche · bayericshe · bayeriscche · bayerisceh · bayerischhe · bayerishce
- bayerisches ← abyerisches · baeyrisches · bayeirsches · bayericshes · bayeriscches · bayeriscehs · bayerischess · bayerischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bayerische" and "bayerisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bayerische" or "bayerisches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bayerische" and "bayerisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,729,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayerische" and "bayerisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bayerisches vs bayrischer". 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 #1,729,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.