Which to use
“bayerischer” and “bayerisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,015
- “bayerischer” frequency rank
- #26,324
- “bayerisches” frequency rank
- 40339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayerischer | bayerisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch |
Where the eye mixes bayerischer and bayerisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bayerischer and bayerisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bayerischer with bayerisches
A purely visual mix-up. bayerischer ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “bayerischer” becomes s in “bayerisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bayerischer is recorded at frequency rank #14,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ]. 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 40339, this pair ranks #1,511,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bayerischer vs bayerisches
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerischer": -. Private to "bayerisches": -.
"bayerischer" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC · "bayerisches" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayerischer ← abyerischer · baeyrischer · bayeirscher · bayericsher · bayerisccher · bayeriscehr · bayerischerr · bayerischher
- bayerisches ← abyerisches · baeyrisches · bayeirsches · bayericshes · bayeriscches · bayeriscehs · bayerischess · bayerischhes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bayerischer" 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 #1,511,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayerischer" 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 #1,511,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.