BezirkevsBezirkesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,195
“Bezirke” frequency rank
#35,669
“Bezirkes” frequency rank
46864
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bezirke Bezirkes
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bezirk Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bezirk

Where the eye mixes Bezirke and Bezirkes

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

7 ch
Bezirke
8 ch
Bezirkes

Look-alike desk: Bezirke vs Bezirkes

A purely visual mix-up. Bezirke ([bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]) and Bezirkes ([bəˈt͡sɪʁkəs]) 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) - “Bezirke” sits inside “Bezirkes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bezirke is recorded at frequency rank #11,195, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡sɪʁkə]. Bezirkes is at rank #35,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈt͡sɪʁkəs].

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 46864, this pair ranks #1,304,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bezirke vs Bezirkes

Shared letters: beikrz. Private to "Bezirke": -. Private to "Bezirkes": s.

"Bezirke" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Bezirkes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bezirke ← bbezirke · beizrke · bezikre · bezirek · bezirkke · bezirrke · bezrike · bezzirke
  • Bezirkes ← bbezirkes · beizrkes · bezikres · bezireks · bezirkess · bezirkkes · bezirkse · bezirrkes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bezirke" for "Bezirkes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈt͡sɪʁkə] versus [bəˈt͡sɪʁkəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Bezirke" or "Bezirkes" show up more?
"Bezirke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,195 in our German list, against #35,669 for "Bezirkes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bezirke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bezirkes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,304,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bezirke" and "Bezirkes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bezirken vs Bezirkes". 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 #1,304,305 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