bayerischenvsbayerischerConfusable pair

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

#2,944
“bayerischen” frequency rank
#14,015
“bayerischer” frequency rank
16959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bayerischen bayerischer
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bayerisch Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch

Where the eye mixes bayerischen and bayerischer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bayerischen and bayerischer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
bayerischen
11 ch
bayerischer

Look-alike desk: bayerischen vs bayerischer

A purely visual mix-up. bayerischen ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) and bayerischer ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “bayerischen” becomes r in “bayerischer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bayerischen is recorded at frequency rank #2,944, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]. bayerischer is at rank #14,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ].

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 16959, this pair ranks #1,931,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bayerischen vs bayerischer

Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerischen": n. Private to "bayerischer": -.

"bayerischen" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC  ·  "bayerischer" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bayerischen ← abyerischen · baeyrischen · bayeirschen · bayericshen · bayeriscchen · bayeriscehn · bayerischenn · bayerischhen
  • bayerischer ← abyerischer · baeyrischer · bayeirscher · bayericsher · bayerisccher · bayeriscehr · bayerischerr · bayerischher

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bayerischen" and "bayerischer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bayerischen" or "bayerischer"?
"bayerischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,944 in our German list, against #14,015 for "bayerischer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bayerischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bayerischer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,931,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bayerischen" and "bayerischer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bayerischer 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 #1,931,559 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