BereichevsBereichenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Bereiche” and “Bereichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,641
“Bereiche” frequency rank
#2,874
“Bereichen” frequency rank
6515
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bereiche Bereichen
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bereich Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bereich

Where the eye mixes Bereiche and Bereichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Bereiche
9 ch
Bereichen

Why the eye confuses Bereiche with Bereichen

A purely visual mix-up. Bereiche ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Bereiche” sits inside “Bereichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bereiche is recorded at frequency rank #3,641, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çə]. 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 6515, this pair ranks #1,991,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bereiche vs Bereichen

Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereiche": -. Private to "Bereichen": n.

"Bereiche" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "Bereichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bereichebbereiche · beeriche · berecihe · bereicche · bereiceh · bereichhe · bereihce · berieche
  • Bereichenbbereichen · beerichen · berecihen · bereicchen · bereicehn · bereichenn · bereichhen · bereichne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bereiche" and "Bereichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çə] versus [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bereiche" vs "Bereichen" - which ranks higher?
"Bereichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,874 in our German list, against #3,641 for "Bereiche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bereiche" 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 #1,991,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bereiche" and "Bereichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bereiche vs Bresche". 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 #1,991,365 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