Which to use
“inner” is a preposition and “innere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,331
- “inner” frequency rank
- #2,972
- “innere” frequency rank
- 20303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inner | innere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs inner- |
Where the eye mixes inner and innere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between inner and innere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inner is [ˈɪnɐ] while innere is [ˈɪnəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “inner” sits inside “innere”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inner is recorded at frequency rank #17,331, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈɪnɐ]. innere is at rank #2,972, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnəʁə].
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 20303, this pair ranks #1,899,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inner vs innere
Shared letters: einr. Private to "inner": -. Private to "innere": -.
"inner" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "innere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inner" for "innere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "inner" or "innere"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "inner" and "innere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "innere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inner" and "innere" 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 #1,899,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.