Which to use
“mehr” and “mein” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #117
- “mein” frequency rank
- 178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | mein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | zeigt den Besitz, das Eigentum oder die Zugehörigkeit einer Person bzw. Sache zu sich selbst an |
Where the eye mixes mehr and mein
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mehr ([meːɐ̯]) and mein ([maɪ̯n]) 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 178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. mein is at rank #117, tagged as apron, pronounced [maɪ̯n].
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 178, this pair ranks #2,006,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs mein
Shared letters: em. Private to "mehr": hr. Private to "mein": in.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC