Which to use
“Malerei” and “Malern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,869
- “Malerei” frequency rank
- #40,689
- “Malern” frequency rank
- 46558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Malerei | Malern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Werk eines Malers | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maler |
Where the eye mixes Malerei and Malern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Malerei and Malern
A purely visual mix-up. Malerei ([ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]) and Malern ([ˈmaːlɐn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Malerei is recorded at frequency rank #5,869, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Malern is at rank #40,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐn].
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 46558, this pair ranks #1,314,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Malerei vs Malern
Shared letters: aelmr. Private to "Malerei": i. Private to "Malern": n.
"Malerei" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "Malern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Malerei" for "Malern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Malerei" or "Malern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Malerei" and "Malern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Malerei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Malern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,314,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Malerei" and "Malern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen 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 #1,314,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.