Which to use
“Meer” and “member” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,638
- “Meer” frequency rank
- #20,666
- “member” frequency rank
- 22304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meer | member |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes, salziges Gewässer, die Gesamtheit des zusammenhängenden Gewässers, welches die Landmassen der Erde umgibt, ein bestimmter, geographisch abgegrenzter Teil dieses Gewässers | Angehöriger, Mitglied |
Where the eye mixes Meer and member
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Meer runs 4 letters (CVVC) against member's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Meer and member
A purely visual mix-up. Meer ([meːɐ̯]) and member ([ˈmɛmbə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meer is recorded at frequency rank #1,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. member is at rank #20,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛmbə].
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 22304, this pair ranks #1,875,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meer vs member
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meer": -. Private to "member": b.
"Meer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Meer" and "member" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Meer" vs "member" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Meer" and "member" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "member" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meer" and "member" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "member vs Memel". 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 #1,875,785 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.