Which to use
“bayerische” and “bayrische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,058
- “bayerische” frequency rank
- #25,057
- “bayrische” frequency rank
- 30115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayerische | bayrische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bayerisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayrisch |
Same sound, different letters: bayerische vs bayrische
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. bayerische runs 10 letters (CVVVCVCCCV) against bayrische's 9 (CVVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: bayerische vs bayrische
This is the hard kind. bayerische and bayrische are pronounced identically ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30115, 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]. bayrische is at rank #25,057, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə].
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 30115, this pair ranks #1,754,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bayerische vs bayrische
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerische": -. Private to "bayrische": -.
"bayerische" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCV · "bayrische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayerische ← abyerische · baeyrische · bayeirsche · bayericshe · bayeriscche · bayerisceh · bayerischhe · bayerishce
- bayrische ← abyrische · baryische · bayirsche · bayricshe · bayriscche · bayrisceh · bayrischhe · bayrishce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bayerische" for "bayrische" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bayerische" or "bayrische" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bayrische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayerische" and "bayrische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bayrische 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 #1,754,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.