berge

\bɛʁʒ\

/\bɛʁʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“berge” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,640
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Talus naturel, bord élevé d’un cours d’eau, d’un canal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-berge · berge · French

berge · rank #26,640 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,640
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Benoist

Nearest frequency peer: Benoist (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « berge »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « berge » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

berge vs bre
60% similar
berge vs brie
60% similar
berge vs Bert
40% similar

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

Key facts for berge
PropertyValue
Headwordberge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɛʁʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,640
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « berge »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bergese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Benoist » (#26,639), « bern » (#26,641), « benne » (#26,638). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « berge » est au #26,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around berge (IPA \bɛʁʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,640 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for berge, with forms such as "bberge", "begre", and "bereg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bre", "brie", "Bert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is berge, spelled B-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Talus naturel, bord élevé d’un cours d’eau, d’un canal.
  2. 2
    Route ou chemin aménagé sur un tel talus.
  3. 3
    Talus bordant une route.
  4. 4
    Certains rochers élevés à pic sur l'eau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il nous a fallu d’abord attendre plusieurs heures sur la berge vaseuse, sous un soleil de plomb.
  2. Cette sédimentation organique, jointe aux apports de terre provenant de l’écroulement des berges sous les pieds des bestiaux, amène un asséchement progressif des noues.

Synonyms

bordrivagerive

This word in other languages

embankment(English)ribera(Español)Steilufer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberge
  • begre
  • bereg
  • bergge
  • berrge
  • brege
  • ebrge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberge1begre2bereg2bergge1berrge1brege2ebrge2
Edit distance from "berge"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "berge"?
"berge" is spelled B-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛʁʒ\.
What does "berge" mean?
As a noun, "berge" means: Talus naturel, bord élevé d’un cours d’eau, d’un canal.
What words are commonly confused with "berge"?
"berge" is commonly confused with "bre", "brie", "Bert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "berge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berge" is \bɛʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "berge" come from?
"berge" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

benne#26,638boots#26,647chief#26,667agglo#26,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dupuy7 variantstueuse7 variantsenjoy7 variantsTariq7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list