# bergen

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,026

## Definitions
1. A large rucksack.

## Etymology
Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.

## Easily confused with
- **Bern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-bern)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-bren)
- **Berne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-berne)
- **Berlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-berlin)
- **burden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-burden)
- **burger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-burger)
- **Borden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-borden)
- **Borges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-borges)
- **Bergeron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bergen-vs-bergeron)
- **been** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/been-vs-bergen)
- **berg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berg-vs-bergen)
- **began** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bergen)
- **begin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begin-vs-bergen)
- **begun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begun-vs-bergen)
- **barge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barge-vs-bergen)
- **beige** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beige-vs-bergen)
- **beret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beret-vs-bergen)
- **beaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bergen)
- **begged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begged-vs-bergen)
- **barren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barren-vs-bergen)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbergen`, `begren`, `beregn`, `bergenn`, `berggen`, `bergne`, `berrgen`, `bregen`, `ebrgen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bergen