Which to use
“bears” and “bias” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,298
- “bears” frequency rank
- #45,472
- “bias” frequency rank
- 77770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bears | bias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bear. | Préjugé, parti pris. |
Where the eye mixes bears and bias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bears runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against bias's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bears with bias
A purely visual mix-up. bears (\bɛʁ\) and bias (\ˈbaɪ.əs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bears is recorded at frequency rank #32,298, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛʁ\. bias is at rank #45,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈbaɪ.əs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 77770, this pair ranks #27,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bears vs bias
Shared letters: abs. Private to "bears": er. Private to "bias": i.
"bears" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bears" and "bias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bears" vs "bias" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bears" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bears" and "bias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bias vs bihan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #27,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.