Which to use
“Maler” and “Malerin” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,811
- “Maler” frequency rank
- #27,408
- “Malerin” frequency rank
- 32219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maler | Malerin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Künstler, der Bilder malt | Künstlerin, die Bilder malt |
Where the eye mixes Maler and Malerin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Maler vs Malerin
A purely visual mix-up. Maler ([ˈmaːlɐ]) and Malerin ([ˈmaːləʁɪn]) 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) - “Maler” sits inside “Malerin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maler is recorded at frequency rank #4,811, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐ]. Malerin is at rank #27,408, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːləʁɪn].
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 32219, this pair ranks #1,712,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Maler vs Malerin
Shared letters: aelmr. Private to "Maler": -. Private to "Malerin": in.
"Maler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Malerin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maler" and "Malerin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Maler" or "Malerin" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Malerin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maler" and "Malerin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malerin vs Malern". 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 #1,712,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.