Which to use
“mehr” is a pronoun and “metro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #10,697
- “metro” frequency rank
- 10758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | metro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | die U-Bahn |
Where the eye mixes mehr and metro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mehr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against metro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mehr vs metro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mehr is [meːɐ̯] while metro is [ˈmɛːtro]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. metro is at rank #10,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːtro].
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 10758, this pair ranks #1,973,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs metro
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mehr": h. Private to "metro": ot.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "metro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mehr" and "metro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mehr" or "metro"?
Useful next steps
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 "metro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehr" and "metro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metro vs Mette". 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 #1,973,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.