BerichtvsBerichtsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,125
“Bericht” frequency rank
#20,855
“Berichts” frequency rank
21980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Bericht and Berichts

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

7 ch
Bericht
8 ch
Berichts

Why the eye confuses Bericht with Berichts

A purely visual mix-up. Bericht ([bəˈʁɪçt]) and Berichts ([bəˈʁɪçt͡s]) 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) - “Bericht” sits inside “Berichts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bericht is recorded at frequency rank #1,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçt]. Berichts is at rank #20,855, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʁɪçt͡s].

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 21980, this pair ranks #1,879,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bericht vs Berichts

Shared letters: bcehirt. Private to "Bericht": -. Private to "Berichts": s.

"Bericht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "Berichts" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bericht ← bbericht · beircht · berciht · bericcht · berichht · berichtt · bericth · berihct
  • Berichts ← bberichts · beirchts · bercihts · bericchts · berichhts · berichst · berichtss · berichtts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bericht" and "Berichts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁɪçt] versus [bəˈʁɪçt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bericht" or "Berichts"?
"Bericht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our German list, against #20,855 for "Berichts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Bericht" and "Berichts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bericht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Berichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,879,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bericht" and "Berichts" 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 #1,879,821 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