MeerevsMeerenConfusable pair

Which to use

“Meere” and “Meeren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,625
“Meere” frequency rank
#40,085
“Meeren” frequency rank
58710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meere Meeren
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meer

Where the eye mixes Meere and Meeren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Meere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Meeren's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Meere
6 ch
Meeren

Visual trap between Meere and Meeren

A purely visual mix-up. Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) and Meeren ([ˈmeːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Meere” sits inside “Meeren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Meere is recorded at frequency rank #18,625, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁə]. Meeren is at rank #40,085, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁən].

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 58710, this pair ranks #852,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Meere vs Meeren

Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meere": -. Private to "Meeren": n.

"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Meeren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meere ← emere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere
  • Meeren ← emeren · meeern · meerenn · meerne · meerren · mereen · meren · mmeeren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meere" and "Meeren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁə] versus [ˈmeːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Meeren" - which ranks higher?
"Meere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,625 in our German list, against #40,085 for "Meeren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Meere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Meeren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #852,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meere" and "Meeren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meeren vs murren". 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 #852,244 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list