Which to use
“bean” is a noun and “beim” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,940
- “bean” frequency rank
- #113
- “beim” frequency rank
- 33053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bean | beim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Bohne | Zusammenfluss von Präposition und bestimmtem Artikel (Dativ): bei dem |
Where the eye mixes bean and beim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bean vs beim
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bean is [biːn] while beim is [baɪ̯m]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33053, 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]. beim is at rank #113, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [baɪ̯m].
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 33053, this pair ranks #1,694,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bean vs beim
Shared letters: be. Private to "bean": an. Private to "beim": im.
"bean" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "beim" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bean" for "beim" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bean" or "beim"?
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 "bean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bean" and "beim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bean vs brun". 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 #1,694,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.