Which to use
“Bereiche” is a noun and “bleiche” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,641
- “Bereiche” frequency rank
- #38,649
- “bleiche” frequency rank
- 42290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bereiche | bleiche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bereich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bleich |
Where the eye mixes Bereiche and bleiche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bereiche runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against bleiche's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bereiche with bleiche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bereiche is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çə] while bleiche is [ˈblaɪ̯çə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42290, 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]. bleiche is at rank #38,649, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblaɪ̯çə].
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 42290, this pair ranks #1,453,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bereiche vs bleiche
Shared letters: bcehi. Private to "Bereiche": r. Private to "bleiche": l.
"Bereiche" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "bleiche" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bereiche" for "bleiche" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bereiche" or "bleiche" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "bleiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,453,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bereiche" and "bleiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bleche vs bleiche". 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 #1,453,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.