MeerevsMöhreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,625
“Meere” frequency rank
#48,343
“Möhre” frequency rank
66968
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meere Möhre
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre

Where the eye mixes Meere and Möhre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Meere (CVVCV) and Möhre (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Meere
5 ch
Möhre

Why the eye confuses Meere with Möhre

A purely visual mix-up. Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) and Möhre ([ˈmøːʁə]) 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 66968, 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]. Möhre is at rank #48,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁə].

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 66968, this pair ranks #555,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Meere vs Möhre

Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meere": -. Private to "Möhre": hö.

"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meere ← emere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meere" and "Möhre" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁə] versus [ˈmøːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Meere" vs "Möhre" - which ranks higher?
"Meere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,625 in our German list, against #48,343 for "Möhre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "Möhre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #555,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meere" and "Möhre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs mora". 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 #555,670 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