BereichenvsBereichsTell them apart

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“Bereichen” and “Bereichs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,874
“Bereichen” frequency rank
#20,854
“Bereichs” frequency rank
23728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bereichen Bereichs
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bereich Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bereich

Where the eye mixes Bereichen and Bereichs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bereichen runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against Bereichs's 8 (CVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Bereichen
8 ch
Bereichs

Why the eye confuses Bereichen with Bereichs

A purely visual mix-up. Bereichen ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and Bereichs ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23728, 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]. Bereichs is at rank #20,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çs].

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 23728, this pair ranks #1,857,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bereichen vs Bereichs

Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereichen": n. Private to "Bereichs": s.

"Bereichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "Bereichs" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bereichen ← bbereichen · beerichen · berecihen · bereicchen · bereicehn · bereichenn · bereichhen · bereichne
  • Bereichs ← bbereichs · beerichs · berecihs · bereicchs · bereichhs · bereichss · bereicsh · bereihcs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bereichen" and "Bereichs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çn̩] versus [bəˈʁaɪ̯çs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Bereichen" or "Bereichs" show up more?
"Bereichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,874 in our German list, against #20,854 for "Bereichs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bereichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bereichs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,857,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bereichen" and "Bereichs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bereiches vs Bereichs". 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 #1,857,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list