MeerevsMeeresConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
Meere
6 ch
Meeres

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

  • Meere ← emere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere
  • Meeres ← emeres · meeers · meeress · meerres · meerse · merees · meres · mmeeres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meere" and "Meeres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁə] versus [ˈmeːʁəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Meeres" - which ranks higher?
"Meeres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,873 in our German list, against #18,625 for "Meere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list