Which to use
“Bereich” and “Bereichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #528
- “Bereich” frequency rank
- #2,874
- “Bereichen” frequency rank
- 3402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bereich | Bereichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein mehr oder weniger abgegrenztes Gebiet (der Ort) | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bereich |
Where the eye mixes Bereich and Bereichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bereich vs Bereichen
A purely visual mix-up. Bereich ([bəˈʁaɪ̯ç]) and Bereichen ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Bereich” sits inside “Bereichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bereich is recorded at frequency rank #528, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯ç]. Bereichen is at rank #2,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 3402, this pair ranks #2,000,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bereich vs Bereichen
Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereich": -. Private to "Bereichen": n.
"Bereich" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Bereichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bereich" and "Bereichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Bereich" vs "Bereichen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bereich" and "Bereichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bereich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bereichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bereich" and "Bereichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bereichen vs bereisen". 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 #2,000,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.