Bern

[bɛʁn]

/[bɛʁn]/ name

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The verdict

“Bern” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,359. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,359
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in der Schweiz; Bundesstadt der Schweiz

Corpus desk

Index DE-bern · Bern · German

Bern · rank #3,359 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,359
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beenden

Nearest frequency peer: beenden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Bern vs Br
50% similar
Bern vs BN
25% similar
Bern vs bin
25% similar

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

Key facts for Bern
PropertyValue
HeadwordBern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bɛʁn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,359
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beenden“ (#3,358), „bestimmen“ (#3,360), „baut“ (#3,357). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bern“ bei #3,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Bern (IPA [bɛʁn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,359 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bern, with forms such as "bbern", "benr", and "bernn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Br", "BN", "bin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bern, spelled B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in der Schweiz; Bundesstadt der Schweiz
  2. 2
    Schweizer Kanton
  3. 3
    Verona; Stadt in Italien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die BernShow bringt Ihnen die Geschichte von Bern in multivisuellen Bildern näher und zeigt das moderne Bern in all seinen Facetten.
  2. Nach Art. 32 des Bundesgesetzes über die Bundesversammlung vom 13. Dezember 2002 versammelt sich die Bundesversammlung in Bern. Gemäss Art. 58 des Regierungs- und Verwaltungsorganisationsgesetzes vom 21. März 1997 ist die Stadt Bern Amtssitz des Bundesrates, der Departemente und der Bundeskanzlei.

Synonyms

VeronaWelschbernDietrichsbern

This word in other languages

Bern(English)Berna(Español)Berne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbern
  • benr
  • bernn
  • berrn
  • bren
  • ebrn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbern1benr2bernn1berrn1bren2ebrn2
Edit distance from "Bern"

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 "Bern"?
"Bern" is spelled B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛʁn].
What does "Bern" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bern" means: Stadt in der Schweiz; Bundesstadt der Schweiz
What words are commonly confused with "Bern"?
"Bern" is commonly confused with "Br", "BN", "bin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bern" is [bɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bern" come from?
"Bern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baut#3,357Burg#3,363king#3,384Mode#3,331

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Blatt6 variantslöst6 variantsRente6 variantscent6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list