BiasvsbraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,224
“Bias” frequency rank
#38,655
“bra” frequency rank
74879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bias bra
Definition nachvollziehbarer, systematischer Fehler in einer Untersuchung, Erhebung, der ein immer gleich verzerrtes und damit mehr oder weniger falsches Ergebnis verursacht paariger Körperteil zwischen Rumpf und Hand; Arm

Where the eye mixes Bias and bra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Bias
3 ch
bra

Look-alike desk: Bias vs bra

A purely visual mix-up. Bias ([ˈbaɪ̯əs]) and bra ([bɣa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bias is recorded at frequency rank #36,224, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯əs]. bra is at rank #38,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɣa].

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 74879, this pair ranks #322,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Bias vs bra

Shared letters: ab. Private to "Bias": is. Private to "bra": r.

"Bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Biasbais · bbias · biass · bisa · ibas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bias" and "bra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯əs] versus [bɣa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Bias" or "bra" show up more?
"Bias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,224 in our German list, against #38,655 for "bra". 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 "Bias" and "bra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bias" and "bra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bic vs bra". 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 #322,064 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