bayrischevsbayrischenWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
bayrische
10 ch
bayrischen

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

  • bayrischeabyrische · baryische · bayirsche · bayricshe · bayriscche · bayrisceh · bayrischhe · bayrishce
  • bayrischenabyrischen · baryischen · bayirschen · bayricshen · bayriscchen · bayriscehn · bayrischenn · bayrischhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bayrische" for "bayrischen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃə] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bayrische" vs "bayrischen" - which ranks higher?
"bayrischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,569 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list