Which to use
“mehr” is a pronoun and “mens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #38,283
- “mens” frequency rank
- 38344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | mens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | Mensch |
Where the eye mixes mehr and mens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mehr and mens follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mehr with mens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mehr is [meːɐ̯] while mens is [mɛns]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. mens is at rank #38,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛns].
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 38344, this pair ranks #1,566,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs mens
Shared letters: em. Private to "mehr": hr. Private to "mens": ns.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mehr" for "mens" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mehr" vs "mens" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehr" and "mens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mens". 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 #1,566,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.