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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meere" and "Moore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Meere" or "Moore"?
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.