# mater vs mer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mater
*verb · IPA [ˈmaːtɐ] · frequency rank #27,842*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs matern

### mer
*noun · IPA [mεːʀ] · frequency rank #10,134*
das Meer, die See

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mater-vs-mer