Which to use
“bayrische” and “bayrischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,057
- “bayrische” frequency rank
- #15,569
- “bayrischen” frequency rank
- 40626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bayrische | bayrischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayrisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bayrisch |
Where the eye mixes bayrische and bayrischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bayrische runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCCV) against bayrischen's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bayrische and bayrischen
A purely visual mix-up. bayrische ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]) and bayrischen ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) 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) - “bayrische” sits inside “bayrischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bayrische is recorded at frequency rank #25,057, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə]. bayrischen is at rank #15,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩].
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 40626, this pair ranks #1,503,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bayrische vs bayrischen
Shared letters: abcehirsy. Private to "bayrische": -. Private to "bayrischen": n.
"bayrische" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCCV · "bayrischen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bayrische ← abyrische · baryische · bayirsche · bayricshe · bayriscche · bayrisceh · bayrischhe · bayrishce
- bayrischen ← abyrischen · baryischen · bayirschen · bayricshen · bayriscchen · bayriscehn · bayrischenn · bayrischhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bayrische" for "bayrischen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bayrische" vs "bayrischen" - which ranks higher?
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 "bayrische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bayrischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bayrische" and "bayrischen" 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 #1,503,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.