Which to use
“Büro” and “Büros” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,588
- “Büro” frequency rank
- #7,887
- “Büros” frequency rank
- 9475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Büro | Büros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dienststelle oder Geschäftsräume, wo schriftliche oder verwaltende Arbeiten erledigt werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Büro |
Where the eye mixes Büro and Büros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Büro runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Büros's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Büro vs Büros
A purely visual mix-up. Büro ([byˈʁoː]) and Büros ([byˈʁoːs]) 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) - “Büro” sits inside “Büros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Büro is recorded at frequency rank #1,588, classified as anoun, pronounced [byˈʁoː]. Büros is at rank #7,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced [byˈʁoːs].
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 9475, this pair ranks #1,979,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Büro vs Büros
Shared letters: borü. Private to "Büro": -. Private to "Büros": s.
"Büro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Büros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Büro" for "Büros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Büro" or "Büros"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Büro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Büros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Büro" and "Büros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boos vs Büros". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,979,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.