Which to use
“mehr” and “mir” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #62
- “mir” frequency rank
- 123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | Dativ der ersten Person Singular |
Where the eye mixes mehr and mir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mehr ([meːɐ̯]) and mir ([miːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. mir is at rank #62, tagged as apron, pronounced [miːɐ̯].
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 123, this pair ranks #2,006,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs mir
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mehr": eh. Private to "mir": i.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehr ← emhr · mehhr · mehrr · merh · mher · mmehr