Which to use
“bergen” is a verb and “bergère” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,704
- “bergen” frequency rank
- #26,272
- “bergère” frequency rank
- 58976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bergen | bergère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cacher, mettre en sûreté, protéger, abriter. | Gardienne de troupeau. |
Where the eye mixes bergen and bergère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bergen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bergère's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bergen and bergère
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bergen is \ˈbɛʁɡn̩\ while bergère is \bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bergen is recorded at frequency rank #32,704, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈbɛʁɡn̩\. bergère is at rank #26,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ\.
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 58976, this pair ranks #105,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bergen vs bergère
Shared letters: begr. Private to "bergen": n. Private to "bergère": è.
"bergen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bergère" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bergen ← bbergen · begren · beregn · bergenn · berggen · bergne · berrgen · bregen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bergen" for "bergère" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "bergen" or "bergère" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bergen" and "bergère" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bergen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bergère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bergen" and "bergère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bergen vs borden". 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 #105,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.