Which to use
“mare” and “Meere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- #18,625
- “Meere” frequency rank
- 43450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | Meere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stute | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer |
Where the eye mixes mare and Meere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mare runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Meere's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mare vs Meere
A purely visual mix-up. mare ([mɛə]) and Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) 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 43450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛə]. Meere is at rank #18,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁə].
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 43450, this pair ranks #1,417,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs Meere
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mare": a. Private to "Meere": -.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mare" and "Meere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mare" or "Meere"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,417,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "Meere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare vs mora". 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 #1,417,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.