Which to use
“bayrisch” and “bayrische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,679
- “bayrisch” frequency rank
- #25,057
- “bayrische” frequency rank
- 66736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayrisch | bayrische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf Bayern, das Bundesland und seine Bewohner bezogen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayrisch |
Where the eye mixes bayrisch and bayrische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bayrisch runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against bayrische's 9 (CVVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bayrisch vs bayrische
A purely visual mix-up. bayrisch ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bayrisch” sits inside “bayrische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bayrisch is recorded at frequency rank #41,679, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]. 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 66736, this pair ranks #563,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bayrisch vs bayrische
Shared letters: abchirsy. Private to "bayrisch": -. Private to "bayrische": e.
"bayrisch" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC · "bayrische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bayrisch" and "bayrische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bayrisch" 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 #563,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayrisch" and "bayrische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bayrisch 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 #563,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.