MeerevsMooreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,625
“Meere” frequency rank
#12,349
“Moore” frequency rank
30974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meere Moore
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Meer Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Moor

Where the eye mixes Meere and Moore

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

5 ch
Meere
5 ch
Moore

Look-alike desk: Meere vs Moore

A purely visual mix-up. Meere ([ˈmeːʁə]) and Moore ([ˈmoːʁə]) 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 30974, 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]. Moore is at rank #12,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːʁə].

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 30974, this pair ranks #1,737,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Meere vs Moore

Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meere": -. Private to "Moore": o.

"Meere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Moore" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meereemere · meeer · meerre · meree · mmeere
  • Mooremmoore · mooer · moorre · more · moroe · omore

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Meere" and "Moore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁə] versus [ˈmoːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Meere" or "Moore"?
"Moore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,349 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Meere" and "Moore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Meere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Moore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,737,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meere" and "Moore" 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 #1,737,290 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