Which to use
“mehr” is a pronoun and “Möhre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #61
- “mehr” frequency rank
- #48,343
- “Möhre” frequency rank
- 48404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehr | Möhre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über viel hinausgehend; eine bestimmte Anzahl/Menge übersteigend | Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre |
Where the eye mixes mehr and Möhre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mehr is [meːɐ̯] while Möhre is [ˈmøːʁə]. 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 48404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehr is recorded at frequency rank #61, classified as apron, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. Möhre is at rank #48,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁə].
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 48404, this pair ranks #1,249,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mehr vs Möhre
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "mehr": -. Private to "Möhre": ö.
"mehr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehr ← emhr · mehhr · mehrr · merh · mher · mmehr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mehr" and "Möhre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mehr" or "Möhre"?
What to do next
You've compared "mehr" and "Möhre". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Möhre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,249,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehr" and "Möhre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs mora". 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
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