Which to use
“bean” and “beans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,940
- “bean” frequency rank
- #41,681
- “beans” frequency rank
- 74621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bean | beans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Bohne | Plural des Substantivs bean |
Letter map: bean vs beans
Shared letters muted; letters that set bean and beans apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bean runs 4 letters (CVVC) against beans's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on bean vs beans
bean and beans are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bean” sits inside “beans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bean is recorded at frequency rank #32,940, classified as anoun, pronounced [biːn]. beans is at rank #41,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 74621, this pair ranks #328,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bean vs beans
Shared letters: aben. Private to "bean": -. Private to "beans": s.
"bean" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "beans" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bean" and "beans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bean" or "beans"?
After this comparison
You've compared "bean" and "beans". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bean" and "beans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beans vs puzzles". 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 #328,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.