Which to use
“berce” and “berne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,177
- “berce” frequency rank
- #8,813
- “berne” frequency rank
- 47990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | berce | berne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plante de la famille des Apiacées, croissant et se développant dans les terrains humides de toute l'Europe. | Couverture de laine. |
Where the eye mixes berce and berne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between berce and berne
A purely visual mix-up. berce (\bɛʁs\) and berne (\bɛʁn\) 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 a single letter - c in “berce” becomes n in “berne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
berce is recorded at frequency rank #39,177, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛʁs\. berne is at rank #8,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛʁn\.
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 47990, this pair ranks #182,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of berce vs berne
Shared letters: ber. Private to "berce": c. Private to "berne": n.
"berce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "berne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "berce" and "berne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "berce" vs "berne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "berce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "berce" and "berne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ber vs berce". 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 #182,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.