Which to use
“bears” and “Bias” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,472
- “bears” frequency rank
- #36,224
- “Bias” frequency rank
- 80696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bears | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs bear | nachvollziehbarer, systematischer Fehler in einer Untersuchung, Erhebung, der ein immer gleich verzerrtes und damit mehr oder weniger falsches Ergebnis verursacht |
Letter map: bears vs Bias
Shared letters muted; letters that set bears and Bias apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - bears / Bias
bears and Bias 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bears is recorded at frequency rank #44,472, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Bias is at rank #36,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯əs].
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 80696, this pair ranks #190,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bears vs Bias
Shared letters: abs. Private to "bears": er. Private to "Bias": i.
"bears" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bears" and "Bias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bears" vs "Bias" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bears" and "Bias".
- Full dictionary entry for "bears" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bears" and "Bias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bears 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 #190,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.