Berns

[bɛʁns]

/[bɛʁns]/ noun

The verdict

“Berns” is uncommon German (frequency #70,075 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,075
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bern

Corpus desk

Index DE-berns · Berns · German

Berns · rank #70,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,075
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Benjamins

Nearest frequency peer: Benjamins (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Berns“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Berns“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Berns
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɛʁns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Berns“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bernsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Benjamins“ (#70,073), „beschreib“ (#70,077), „belesen“ (#70,072). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Berns“ bei #70,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Berns is uncommon German at frequency #70,075 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛʁns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bern".

Berns doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Berns, spelled B-E-R-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs 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 "Berns"?
"Berns" is spelled B-E-R-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛʁns].
What does "Berns" mean?
As a noun, "Berns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bern
How do you pronounce "Berns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berns" is [bɛʁns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berns" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list