Which to use
“ihrer” is a pronoun and “immer” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #161
- “ihrer” frequency rank
- #73
- “immer” frequency rank
- 234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihrer | immer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv | zu jeder Zeit |
Where the eye mixes ihrer and immer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ihrer is [ˈiːʁɐ] while immer is [ˈɪmɐ]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihrer is recorded at frequency rank #161, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈiːʁɐ]. immer is at rank #73, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈɪmɐ].
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 234, this pair ranks #2,006,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ihrer vs immer
Shared letters: eir. Private to "ihrer": h. Private to "immer": m.
"ihrer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "immer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC