Which to use
“Mehl” is a noun and “mehr” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,773
- “Mehl” frequency rank
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- 9834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mehl | mehr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist aus gemahlenen Getreidekörnern gewonnenes pulverförmiges Produkt | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend |
Where the eye mixes Mehl and mehr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mehl with mehr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mehl is [meːl] while mehr is [meːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “Mehl” becomes r in “mehr”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mehl is recorded at frequency rank #9,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [meːl]. mehr is at rank #61, tagged as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯].
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 9834, this pair ranks #1,978,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mehl vs mehr
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "Mehl": l. Private to "mehr": r.
"Mehl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mehl" for "mehr" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mehl" vs "mehr" - 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 "Mehl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mehr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mehl" and "mehr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mehl vs Memel". 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 #1,978,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.