Which to use
“Jahr” and “Jahre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #138
- “Jahr” frequency rank
- #145
- “Jahre” frequency rank
- 283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jahr | Jahre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | periodischer wiederkehrender Zeitraum, etwa ein Umlauf der Erde um die Sonne, 12 Monate, 365 beziehungsweise 366 Tage | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr |
Where the eye mixes Jahr and Jahre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Jahr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Jahre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Jahr vs Jahre
A purely visual mix-up. Jahr ([jaːɐ̯]) and Jahre ([ˈjaːʁə]) 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) - “Jahr” sits inside “Jahre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jahr is recorded at frequency rank #138, classified as anoun, pronounced [jaːɐ̯]. Jahre is at rank #145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːʁə].
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 283, this pair ranks #2,006,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jahr vs Jahre
Shared letters: ahjr. Private to "Jahr": -. Private to "Jahre": e.
"Jahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Jahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Jahr" for "Jahre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Jahr" vs "Jahre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,006,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jahr" and "Jahre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jahre vs jährt". 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 #2,006,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.