Which to use
“Bremen” is a name and “Bremens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,410
- “Bremen” frequency rank
- #37,419
- “Bremens” frequency rank
- 38829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bremen | Bremens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt an der Weser in Deutschland | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bremen |
Where the eye mixes Bremen and Bremens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bremen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Bremens's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bremen with Bremens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bremen is [ˈbʁeːmən] while Bremens is [ˈbʁeːməns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Bremen” sits inside “Bremens”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bremen is recorded at frequency rank #1,410, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbʁeːmən]. Bremens is at rank #37,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁeːməns].
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 38829, this pair ranks #1,553,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bremen vs Bremens
Shared letters: bemnr. Private to "Bremen": -. Private to "Bremens": s.
"Bremen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Bremens" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bremen" and "Bremens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bremen" or "Bremens" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bremen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bremens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bremen" and "Bremens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bregenz vs Bremens". 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 #1,553,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.