MeerevsmeetsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Meere is a noun, meets is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Meere” is a noun and “meets” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,625
“Meere” frequency rank
#27,844
“meets” frequency rank
46469
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meere meets
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meet

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Meere and meets apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Meere
5 ch
meets

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Meere is anoun and meetsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46469, 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]. meets is at rank #27,844, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 46469, this pair ranks #1,318,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Meere vs meets

Shared letters: em. Private to "Meere": r. Private to "meets": st.

"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "meets" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meereemere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere
  • meetsemets · meest · meetss · meetts · metes · mets · mmeets

Frequency comparison

Meere#18,625
meets#27,844

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meere" and "meets" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Meere" is a noun and "meets" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Meere" or "meets"?
"Meere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,625 in our German list, against #27,844 for "meets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Meere vs meets

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Meere”; for a verb, it's “meets”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Meere” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list