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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meere" for "Miese" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Miese" - which ranks higher?
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.