BinzvsbrinkConfusable pair

Quick tell: Binz is a name, brink is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Binz” is a name and “brink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,009
“Binz” frequency rank
#37,421
“brink” frequency rank
75430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Binz brink
Definition ein Ostseebad in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht)

Letter map: Binz vs brink

Shared letters muted; letters that set Binz and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Binz runs 4 letters (CVCC) against brink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Binz
5 ch
brink

Role in the sentence - Binz and brink

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Binz is aname and brinkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Binz is recorded at frequency rank #38,009, classified as aname, pronounced [bɪnt͡s]. brink is at rank #37,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 75430, this pair ranks #308,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Binz vs brink

Shared letters: bin. Private to "Binz": z. Private to "brink": kr.

"Binz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Binz ← bbinz · binnz · binzz · bizn · bniz · ibnz
  • brink ← bbrink · birnk · brikn · brinkk · brinnk · brnik · brrink · rbink

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Binz" and "brink" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Binz" is a name and "brink" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Binz" vs "brink" - which ranks higher?
"brink" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,421 in our German list, against #38,009 for "Binz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Binz" vs "brink" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Binz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "brink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Binz" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Binz vs Brenz". 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 #308,201 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