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“innere” and “innerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,972
- “innere” frequency rank
- #15,921
- “innerer” frequency rank
- 18893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innere | innerer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs inner- | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inner- |
Where the eye mixes innere and innerer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: innere vs innerer
A purely visual mix-up. innere ([ˈɪnəʁə]) and innerer ([ˈɪnəʁɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “innere” sits inside “innerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innere is recorded at frequency rank #2,972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnəʁə]. innerer is at rank #15,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnəʁɐ].
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 18893, this pair ranks #1,913,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of innere vs innerer
Shared letters: einr. Private to "innere": -. Private to "innerer": -.
"innere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "innerer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "innere" and "innerer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "innere" or "innerer"?
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 "innere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "innerer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "innere" and "innerer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innere vs innige". 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 #1,913,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.