BereichsvsBerichtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,854
“Bereichs” frequency rank
#1,125
“Bericht” frequency rank
21979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bereichs Bericht
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bereich Text, der einen Sachverhalt oder eine Handlung objektiv schildert

Where the eye mixes Bereichs and Bericht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bereichs runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCC) against Bericht's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Bereichs
7 ch
Bericht

Look-alike desk: Bereichs vs Bericht

A purely visual mix-up. Bereichs ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çs]) and Bericht ([bəˈʁɪçt]) 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 21979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bereichs is recorded at frequency rank #20,854, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çs]. Bericht is at rank #1,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçt].

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 21979, this pair ranks #1,879,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bereichs vs Bericht

Shared letters: bcehir. Private to "Bereichs": s. Private to "Bericht": t.

"Bereichs" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC  ·  "Bericht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bereichs ← bbereichs · beerichs · berecihs · bereicchs · bereichhs · bereichss · bereicsh · bereihcs
  • Bericht ← bbericht · beircht · berciht · bericcht · berichht · berichtt · bericth · berihct

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bereichs" for "Bericht" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaɪ̯çs] versus [bəˈʁɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bereichs" vs "Bericht" - which ranks higher?
"Bericht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our German list, against #20,854 for "Bereichs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bereichs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bericht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,879,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bereichs" and "Bericht" 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 #1,879,833 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