# Bern vs Birne

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bern
*name · IPA [bɛʁn] · frequency rank #3,359*
Stadt in der Schweiz; Bundesstadt der Schweiz

### Birne
*noun · IPA [ˈbɪʁnə] · frequency rank #14,524*
Obstbaumart

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bern-vs-birne