Which to use
“gera” is a verb and “gerne” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,085
- “gera” frequency rank
- #300
- “gerne” frequency rank
- 12385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gera | gerne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tun | freiwillig, mit Vergnügen |
Letter map: gera vs gerne
Shared letters muted; letters that set gera and gerne apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: gera vs gerne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gera is averb and gerneanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gera is recorded at frequency rank #12,085, classified as averb, pronounced […]. gerne is at rank #300, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡɛʁnə].
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 12385, this pair ranks #1,964,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gera vs gerne
Shared letters: egr. Private to "gera": a. Private to "gerne": n.
"gera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gerne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gera" and "gerne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gera" or "gerne" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gera" and "gerne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gera vs puzzles". 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 #1,964,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.