Which to use
“Mauer” and “Meer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,057
- “Mauer” frequency rank
- #1,638
- “Meer” frequency rank
- 4695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mauer | Meer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wand eines Gebäudes aus Stein, Beton oder auch Lehm | großes, salziges Gewässer, die Gesamtheit des zusammenhängenden Gewässers, welches die Landmassen der Erde umgibt, ein bestimmter, geographisch abgegrenzter Teil dieses Gewässers |
Where the eye mixes Mauer and Meer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mauer vs Meer
A purely visual mix-up. Mauer ([ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]) and Meer ([meːɐ̯]) 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 4695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mauer is recorded at frequency rank #3,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]. Meer is at rank #1,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meːɐ̯].
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 4695, this pair ranks #1,996,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mauer vs Meer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Mauer": au. Private to "Meer": -.
"Mauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Meer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mauer" for "Meer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mauer" vs "Meer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mauer" and "Meer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mauer vs Mauser". 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 #1,996,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.