Which to use
“mehr” is a pronoun and “Mehrer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #41,985
- “Mehrer” frequency rank
- 42046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | Mehrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | Person, die eine größere Menge von etwas anhäuft |
Where the eye mixes mehr and Mehrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mehr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Mehrer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mehr and Mehrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mehr is [meːɐ̯] while Mehrer is [ˈmeːʁɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mehr” sits inside “Mehrer”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. Mehrer is at rank #41,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁɐ].
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 42046, this pair ranks #1,461,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs Mehrer
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "mehr": -. Private to "Mehrer": -.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mehrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mehr" and "Mehrer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mehr" or "Mehrer" show up more?
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 "mehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mehrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehr" and "Mehrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mehrer 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 #1,461,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.