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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bereiche" and "Bereichen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bereiche" vs "Bereichen" - which ranks higher?
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.