BereichevsbereichernWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#3,641
“Bereiche” frequency rank
#14,021
“bereichern” frequency rank
17662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bereiche bereichern
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bereich etwas durch etwas vollständiger, schöner (reicher) machen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Bereiche and bereichern apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
Bereiche
10 ch
bereichern

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bereiche is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çə] while bereichern is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Bereiche” sits inside “bereichern”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17662, 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]. bereichern is at rank #14,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn].

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 17662, this pair ranks #1,925,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bereiche vs bereichern

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

"Bereiche" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "bereichern" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bereichebbereiche · beeriche · berecihe · bereicche · bereiceh · bereichhe · bereihce · berieche
  • bereichernbbereichern · beerichern · berecihern · bereicchern · bereicehrn · bereichenr · bereichernn · bereicherrn

Frequency comparison

Bereiche#3,641
bereichern#14,021

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bereiche" and "bereichern" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bereiche" is a noun and "bereichern" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Bereiche" or "bereichern"?
"Bereiche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,641 in our German list, against #14,021 for "bereichern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Bereiche vs bereichern

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Bereiche”; for a verb, it's “bereichern”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Bereiche” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list