BeerenvsbohrenTell them apart

Quick tell: Beeren is a noun, bohren is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Beeren” is a noun and “bohren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,831
“Beeren” frequency rank
#14,761
“bohren” frequency rank
30592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beeren bohren
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beere ein rundes Loch in etwas erzeugen, oftmals durch Herauslösen von Spänen mithilfe eines drehenden Werkzeugs

Where the eye mixes Beeren and bohren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Beeren
6 ch
bohren

Visual trap between Beeren and bohren

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beeren is [ˈbeːʁən] while bohren is [ˈboːʁən]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beeren is recorded at frequency rank #15,831, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeːʁən]. bohren is at rank #14,761, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈboːʁən].

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 30592, this pair ranks #1,744,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Beeren vs bohren

Shared letters: benr. Private to "Beeren": -. Private to "bohren": ho.

"Beeren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "bohren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beerenbbeeren · beeern · beerenn · beerne · beerren · bereen · beren · eberen
  • bohrenbbohren · bhoren · bohern · bohhren · bohrenn · bohrne · bohrren · borhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Beeren" and "bohren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Beeren" is a noun and "bohren" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Beeren" or "bohren"?
"bohren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,761 in our German list, against #15,831 for "Beeren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Beeren" and "bohren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beeren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bohren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,744,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beeren" and "bohren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bohren vs Bonzen". 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 #1,744,806 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