Which to use
“ihrer” is a pronoun and “inner” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #161
- “ihrer” frequency rank
- #17,331
- “inner” frequency rank
- 17492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihrer | inner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personalpronomen 3. Person Femininum Singular Genitiv | in der |
Where the eye mixes ihrer and inner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ihrer with inner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ihrer is [ˈiːʁɐ] while inner is [ˈɪnɐ]. 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 preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihrer is recorded at frequency rank #161, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈiːʁɐ]. inner is at rank #17,331, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈɪnɐ].
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 17492, this pair ranks #1,926,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ihrer vs inner
Shared letters: eir. Private to "ihrer": h. Private to "inner": n.
"ihrer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "inner" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ihrer" for "inner" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ihrer" or "inner" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ihrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ihrer" and "inner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inner vs innig". 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 #1,926,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.