Which to use
“error” is a noun and “unsern” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,958
- “error” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- 46924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | error | unsern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fehler, Irrtum, Schnitzer | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Letter map: error vs unsern
Shared letters muted; letters that set error and unsern apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. error runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against unsern's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: error vs unsern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: error is anoun and unsernadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
error is recorded at frequency rank #21,958, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. unsern is at rank #24,966, tagged as adet, pronounced […].
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 46924, this pair ranks #1,302,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of error vs unsern
Shared letters: er. Private to "error": o. Private to "unsern": nsu.
"error" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "error" and "unsern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "error" or "unsern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "error" vs "unsern" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "error" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,302,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "error" and "unsern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unsern". 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 #1,302,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.