ihrervsImkerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ihrer is a pronoun, Imker is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ihrer” is a pronoun and “Imker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#161
“ihrer” frequency rank
#23,571
“Imker” frequency rank
23732
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ihrer Imker
Definition Personalpronomen 3. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv Person, die sich beruflich oder nebenberuflich mit Honiggewinnung und/oder der Zucht und Aufzucht von Bienenköniginnen befasst

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ihrer and Imker apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
ihrer
5 ch
Imker

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ihrer is [ˈiːʁɐ] while Imker is [ˈɪmkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ihrer is recorded at frequency rank #161, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈiːʁɐ]. Imker is at rank #23,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪmkɐ].

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 23732, this pair ranks #1,857,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ihrer vs Imker

Shared letters: eir. Private to "ihrer": h. Private to "Imker": km.

"ihrer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Imker" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ihrerhirer · iherr · ihhrer · ihrerr · ihrrer · irher
  • Imkerikmer · imekr · imkerr · imkker · imkre · immker · miker

Frequency comparison

ihrer#161
Imker#23,571

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ihrer" and "Imker" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ihrer" is a pronoun and "Imker" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ihrer" or "Imker"?
"ihrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #161 in our German list, against #23,571 for "Imker". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering ihrer vs Imker

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “ihrer”; for a noun, it's “Imker”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ihrer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list