Which to use
“Meere” is a noun and “meide” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,625
- “Meere” frequency rank
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- 57522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meere | meide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden |
Where the eye mixes Meere and meide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Meere and meide follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Meere with meide
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Meere is [ˈmeːʁə] while meide is [ˈmaɪ̯də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57522, 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]. meide is at rank #38,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯də].
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 57522, this pair ranks #898,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meere vs meide
Shared letters: em. Private to "Meere": r. Private to "meide": di.
"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meere" and "meide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "meide" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #898,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meere" and "meide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meide vs Mette". 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 #898,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.