# Berliner

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ · frequency rank #42,546

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
2. A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.
3. A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.

## Etymology
The first sense is either from German Berliner (“native or inhabitant of Berlin”) or formed in English from Berlin + -er. The second sense is from German Berliner (“doughnut”).

## Easily confused with
- **brainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berliner-vs-brainer)
- **Bernier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berliner-vs-bernier)
- **Berlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/berlin-vs-berliner)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bberliner`, `belriner`, `berilner`, `berlienr`, `berlinerr`, `berlinner`, `berlinre`, `berlliner`, `berlnier`, `berrliner`, `breliner`, `ebrliner`

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