Which to use
“Ehre” is a noun and “eure” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,439
- “Ehre” frequency rank
- #878
- “eure” frequency rank
- 3317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ehre | eure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innere Würde, die ein Mensch sich selbst gegenüber empfindet | Nominativ Singular Femininum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer |
Where the eye mixes Ehre and eure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Ehre and eure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ehre is [ˈeːʁə] while eure is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “Ehre” becomes u in “eure”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ehre is recorded at frequency rank #2,439, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːʁə]. eure is at rank #878, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə].
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 3317, this pair ranks #2,000,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ehre vs eure
Shared letters: er. Private to "Ehre": h. Private to "eure": u.
"Ehre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "eure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ehre" and "eure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Ehre" vs "eure" - 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 "Ehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ehre" and "eure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ehre vs Esra". 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 #2,000,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.