“Beer” or “Bier”—Which to use?

“Beer” or “Bier”

Overview

beer / bier are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

beer: (noun) a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops.

bier: (noun) a coffin along with its stand. (noun) a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial.

Pronunciation

beer: b·IH·r

bier: b·IY·r

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Examples in Context

Examples of “beer”

…opened in March 2006, serving beer made in its Glasgow Green…
…accused Chattox of turning his beer sour, and that she was…
…Negba, and one in Kfar Warburg.
Beer
…of beef, and production of beer, was a task delegated to…
…only at noon to Be'er Tuvia.
…a company into the Gedera–Bashit area.
…for its lagers and wheat beer, as well as for the…
…healthy, happy and prosperous in Beer Street, while in Gin Lane…
Burnley's Moorhouse's produces a beer called Pendle Witches Brew, and…

Examples of “bier”

…Anders Thomas Jensen and Susanne Bier and a post production drama…
Intravenous nerve block (Bier block) using guanethidine has been…
…church has a restored Victorian bier, found and restored by a

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