Which to use
“Meere” and “Meeres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,625
- “Meere” frequency rank
- #14,873
- “Meeres” frequency rank
- 33498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meere | Meeres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meer |
Where the eye mixes Meere and Meeres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Meere runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Meeres's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Meere vs Meeres
A purely visual mix-up. Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) and Meeres ([ˈmeːʁəs]) 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 “Meeres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33498, 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]. Meeres is at rank #14,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁəs].
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 33498, this pair ranks #1,684,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meere vs Meeres
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meere": -. Private to "Meeres": s.
"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Meeres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Meere" and "Meeres" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Meeres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Meere" and "Meeres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meeres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meere" and "Meeres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meere vs Möhre". 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 #1,684,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.