Which to use
“bayerischen” and “bayerisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,944
- “bayerischen” frequency rank
- #26,324
- “bayerisches” frequency rank
- 29268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayerischen | bayerisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bayerisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch |
Where the eye mixes bayerischen and bayerisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bayerischen and bayerisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bayerischen vs bayerisches
A purely visual mix-up. bayerischen ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “bayerischen” becomes s in “bayerisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29268, 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]. 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 29268, this pair ranks #1,770,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bayerischen vs bayerisches
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerischen": n. Private to "bayerisches": -.
"bayerischen" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC · "bayerisches" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayerischen ← abyerischen · baeyrischen · bayeirschen · bayericshen · bayeriscchen · bayeriscehn · bayerischenn · bayerischhen
- bayerisches ← abyerisches · baeyrisches · bayeirsches · bayericshes · bayeriscches · bayeriscehs · bayerischess · bayerischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "bayerischen" vs "bayerisches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerischen" 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 #1,770,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayerischen" 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 #1,770,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.