MeerevsMieseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,625
“Meere” frequency rank
#13,202
“Miese” frequency rank
31827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meere Miese
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer negative Punkte innerhalb eines Systems, welches die Leistung einer Sache oder einer Person bewertet

Where the eye mixes Meere and Miese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Meere
5 ch
Miese

Visual trap between Meere and Miese

A purely visual mix-up. Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) and Miese ([ˈmiːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31827, 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]. Miese is at rank #13,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːzə].

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 31827, this pair ranks #1,720,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Meere vs Miese

Shared letters: em. Private to "Meere": r. Private to "Miese": is.

"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Miese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meereemere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere
  • Mieseimese · meise · miees · miesse · misee · mmiese

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Meere" for "Miese" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁə] versus [ˈmiːzə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Miese" - which ranks higher?
"Miese" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,202 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

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 "Miese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,720,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meere" and "Miese" 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 #1,720,198 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