BezirkvsBezirkeWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

6 ch
Bezirk
7 ch
Bezirke

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

  • Bezirk ← bbezirk · beizrk · bezikr · bezirkk · bezirrk · bezrik · bezzirk · bzeirk
  • Bezirke ← bbezirke · beizrke · bezikre · bezirek · bezirkke · bezirrke · bezrike · bezzirke

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bezirk" and "Bezirke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈt͡sɪʁk] versus [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bezirk" or "Bezirke"?
"Bezirk" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,878 in our German list, against #11,195 for "Bezirke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list