Which to use
“Bezirk” and “Bezirke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,878
- “Bezirk” frequency rank
- #11,195
- “Bezirke” frequency rank
- 14073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bezirk | Bezirke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abgegrenztes Gebiet, abgegrenzter Bereich | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bezirk |
Where the eye mixes Bezirk and Bezirke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bezirk runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Bezirke's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bezirk vs Bezirke
A purely visual mix-up. Bezirk ([bəˈt͡sɪʁk]) and Bezirke ([bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]) 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) - “Bezirk” sits inside “Bezirke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bezirk is recorded at frequency rank #2,878, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡sɪʁk]. Bezirke is at rank #11,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə].
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 14073, this pair ranks #1,953,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bezirk vs Bezirke
Shared letters: beikrz. Private to "Bezirk": -. Private to "Bezirke": -.
"Bezirk" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Bezirke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bezirk" and "Bezirke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Bezirk" or "Bezirke"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bezirk" and "Bezirke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezirk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bezirke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bezirk" and "Bezirke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bezirk vs Birk". 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 #1,953,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.