Which to use
“Bereiche” and “Bereiches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,641
- “Bereiche” frequency rank
- #40,435
- “Bereiches” frequency rank
- 44076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bereiche | Bereiches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bereich | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bereich |
Where the eye mixes Bereiche and Bereiches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bereiche runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against Bereiches's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bereiche with Bereiches
A purely visual mix-up. Bereiche ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çə]) and Bereiches ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çəs]) 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 “Bereiches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44076, 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]. Bereiches is at rank #40,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çəs].
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 44076, this pair ranks #1,397,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bereiche vs Bereiches
Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereiche": -. Private to "Bereiches": s.
"Bereiche" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "Bereiches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bereiche" and "Bereiches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bereiche" or "Bereiches" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bereiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bereiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,397,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bereiche" and "Bereiches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bereiches vs Berichts". 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 #1,397,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.