bärig
[ˈbɛːʁɪç]
The verdict
“bärig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Aussehen oder Mächtigkeit einem Bären ähnlich oder mit selbigem vergleichbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-barig · bärig · German
bärig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bärig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbɛːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bärig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bärig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Aussehen oder Mächtigkeit einem Bären ähnlich oder mit selbigem vergleichbar".
bärig has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bärig, spelled B-Ä-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1in Aussehen oder Mächtigkeit einem Bären ähnlich oder mit selbigem vergleichbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bärig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und hat dieser bärige Mensch, denn auch am Arbeitsplatz keinerlei Probleme gehabt?“
„Wie wird Kremp die Rolle anlegen? ‚Ich werde sicher nicht alles ganz anders machen als die beiden, aber schon auch mein eigenes Gärtchen bepflanzen – ich bin ja auch schon aufgrund meiner Statur etwas breiter, etwas lauter, etwas bäriger.‘“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.