Which to use
“Bunker” and “Bürger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,838
- “Bunker” frequency rank
- #922
- “Bürger” frequency rank
- 12760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bunker | Bürger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bombensicherer/volltreffersicherer Unterstand für Menschen und Kriegsgerät | Einwohner einer Gemeinde |
Where the eye mixes Bunker and Bürger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Bunker with Bürger
A purely visual mix-up. Bunker ([ˈbʊŋkɐ]) and Bürger ([ˈbʏʁɡɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bunker is recorded at frequency rank #11,838, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊŋkɐ]. Bürger is at rank #922, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏʁɡɐ].
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 12760, this pair ranks #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bunker vs Bürger
Shared letters: ber. Private to "Bunker": knu. Private to "Bürger": gü.
"Bunker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Bürger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bunker ← bbunker · bnuker · bukner · bunekr · bunkerr · bunkker · bunkre · bunnker
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bunker" for "Bürger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bunker" or "Bürger"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Bunker" and "Bürger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bunker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bürger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bunker" and "Bürger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bucket vs Bunker". 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 #1,962,210 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.