Which to use
“Bereichen” is a noun and “bereichert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,874
- “Bereichen” frequency rank
- #14,022
- “bereichert” frequency rank
- 16896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bereichen | bereichert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bereich | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bereichern |
Where the eye mixes Bereichen and bereichert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Bereichen runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against bereichert's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bereichen vs bereichert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bereichen is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩] while bereichert is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐt]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bereichen is recorded at frequency rank #2,874, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]. bereichert is at rank #14,022, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐt].
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 16896, this pair ranks #1,932,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bereichen vs bereichert
Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereichen": n. Private to "bereichert": t.
"Bereichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "bereichert" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bereichen ← bbereichen · beerichen · berecihen · bereicchen · bereicehn · bereichenn · bereichhen · bereichne
- bereichert ← bbereichert · beerichert · berecihert · bereicchert · bereicehrt · bereicherrt · bereichertt · bereichetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bereichen" for "bereichert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Bereichen" or "bereichert" 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 "Bereichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bereichert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bereichen" and "bereichert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereichert vs Bereiches". 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 #1,932,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.