Which to use
“Lehre” and “Lehrers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,840
- “Lehre” frequency rank
- #18,614
- “Lehrers” frequency rank
- 21454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehre | Lehrers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lehrer |
Where the eye mixes Lehre and Lehrers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lehre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Lehrers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Lehre vs Lehrers
A purely visual mix-up. Lehre ([ˈleːʁə]) and Lehrers ([ˈleːʁɐs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Lehre” sits inside “Lehrers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehre is recorded at frequency rank #2,840, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁə]. Lehrers is at rank #18,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁɐs].
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 21454, this pair ranks #1,886,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehre vs Lehrers
Shared letters: ehlr. Private to "Lehre": -. Private to "Lehrers": s.
"Lehre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Lehrers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Lehre" and "Lehrers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Lehre" vs "Lehrers" - 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 "Lehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehre" and "Lehrers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lehrers vs Lesers". 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 #1,886,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.