MeeresvsMemesWhich spelling fits?

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

#14,873
“Meeres” frequency rank
#19,999
“Memes” frequency rank
34872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meeres Memes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meer Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme

Where the eye mixes Meeres and Memes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Meeres runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Memes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Meeres
5 ch
Memes

Look-alike desk: Meeres vs Memes

A purely visual mix-up. Meeres ([ˈmeːʁəs]) and Memes ([miːms]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Meeres is recorded at frequency rank #14,873, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁəs]. Memes is at rank #19,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miːms].

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 34872, this pair ranks #1,653,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Meeres vs Memes

Shared letters: ems. Private to "Meeres": r. Private to "Memes": -.

"Meeres" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Memes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meeres ← emeres · meeers · meeress · meerres · meerse · merees · meres · mmeeres
  • Memes ← emmes · meems · memess · memmes · memse · mmees · mmemes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meeres" and "Memes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmeːʁəs] versus [miːms]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Meeres" vs "Memes" - which ranks higher?
"Meeres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,873 in our German list, against #19,999 for "Memes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Meeres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Memes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,653,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meeres" and "Memes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Memel vs Memes". 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 #1,653,368 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