Which to use
“Imker” and “Irrer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,571
- “Imker” frequency rank
- #29,180
- “Irrer” frequency rank
- 52751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Imker | Irrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die sich beruflich oder nebenberuflich mit Honiggewinnung und/oder der Zucht und Aufzucht von Bienenköniginnen befasst | (männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Psychose leidet, die verrückt ist |
Where the eye mixes Imker and Irrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Imker vs Irrer
A purely visual mix-up. Imker ([ˈɪmkɐ]) and Irrer ([ˈɪʁɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Imker is recorded at frequency rank #23,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪmkɐ]. Irrer is at rank #29,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪʁɐ].
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 52751, this pair ranks #1,084,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Imker vs Irrer
Shared letters: eir. Private to "Imker": km. Private to "Irrer": -.
"Imker" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Irrer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Imker" and "Irrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Imker" vs "Irrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Imker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Irrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,084,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Imker" and "Irrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Irrer vs irrte". 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 #1,084,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.