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

#14,015
“bayerischer” frequency rank
#25,057
“bayrische” frequency rank
39072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bayerischer bayrische
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bayerisch Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayrisch

Where the eye mixes bayerischer and bayrische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
bayerischer
9 ch
bayrische

Visual trap between bayerischer and bayrische

A purely visual mix-up. bayerischer ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ]) and bayrische ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39072, 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]. 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 39072, this pair ranks #1,546,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bayerischer vs bayrische

Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayerischer": -. Private to "bayrische": -.

"bayerischer" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCVCCCVC  ·  "bayrische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bayerischerabyerischer · baeyrischer · bayeirscher · bayericsher · bayerisccher · bayeriscehr · bayerischerr · bayerischher
  • bayrischeabyrische · baryische · bayirsche · bayricshe · bayriscche · bayrisceh · bayrischhe · bayrishce

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bayerischer" and "bayrische" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃɐ] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bayerischer" vs "bayrische" - which ranks higher?
"bayerischer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,015 in our German list, against #25,057 for "bayrische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "bayrische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,546,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bayerischer" 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 #1,546,835 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