Which to use
“Lehrern” and “Lehrers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,786
- “Lehrern” frequency rank
- #18,614
- “Lehrers” frequency rank
- 26400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lehrern | Lehrers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lehrer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lehrer |
Where the eye mixes Lehrern and Lehrers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Lehrern and Lehrers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Lehrern vs Lehrers
A purely visual mix-up. Lehrern ([ˈleːʁɐn]) 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 a single letter - n in “Lehrern” becomes s in “Lehrers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lehrern is recorded at frequency rank #7,786, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈleːʁɐn]. 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 26400, this pair ranks #1,818,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Lehrern vs Lehrers
Shared letters: ehlr. Private to "Lehrern": n. Private to "Lehrers": s.
"Lehrern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Lehrers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lehrern" and "Lehrers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Lehrern" or "Lehrers"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lehrern" 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 #1,818,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lehrern" 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 #1,818,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.