Bär

[bɛːɐ̯]

/[bɛːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bär” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,023) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,023
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae

Corpus desk

Index DE-bar · Bär · German

Bär · rank #7,023 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,023
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brutal

Nearest frequency peer: brutal (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Bär“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Bär“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bär vs be
0% similar
Bär vs by
0% similar
Bär vs Br
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bär
PropertyValue
HeadwordBär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɛːɐ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#7,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Bär“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bärliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „brutal“ (#7,022), „chemische“ (#7,024), „braune“ (#7,021). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bär“ bei #7,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Bär is neighbouring look-alikes ("be", "by", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [bɛːɐ̯]. Frequency #7,023 among 5,818 “B” headwords. 8 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Bär doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "be", "by", "Br", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bär, spelled B-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae
  2. 2
    Kuscheltier in Gestalt eines Bären ^([1])
  3. 3
    Sternbild des Nordhimmels
  4. 4
    Schambehaarung der Frau
  5. 5
    Nachtfalter aus der Familie Arctiidae
  6. 6
    ein Wappentier
  7. 7
    männliches Murmeltier
  8. 8
    Schwuler oder bisexueller Mann mit starker Körperbehaarung und ausgeprägtem Barthaar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Bär gilt als blutrünstiges Raubtier, ist aber ein Allesfresser.
  2. „Der Bär war schon alt.“

This word in other languages

bear(English)oso(Español)ours(Français)ursinho(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bär"?
"Bär" is spelled B-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛːɐ̯].
What does "Bär" mean?
As a noun, "Bär" means: Tier (Raubtier, Säugetier) aus der Familie Ursidae
What words are commonly confused with "Bär"?
"Bär" is commonly confused with "be", "by", "Br". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bär" is [bɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bär" come from?
"Bär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bär", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cum#7,027dei#7,028faz#7,043ups#6,983

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list