Which to use
“mehren” is a verb and “Möhre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,233
- “mehren” frequency rank
- #48,343
- “Möhre” frequency rank
- 71576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehren | Möhre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Zunahme erwirken, vergrößern | Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre |
Where the eye mixes mehren and Möhre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mehren runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Möhre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mehren and Möhre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mehren is [ˈmeːʁən] 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehren is recorded at frequency rank #23,233, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmeːʁən]. 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 71576, this pair ranks #412,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mehren vs Möhre
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "mehren": n. Private to "Möhre": ö.
"mehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mehren ← emhren · mehern · mehhren · mehrenn · mehrne · mehrren · merhen · mheren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mehren" and "Möhre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mehren" vs "Möhre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehren" 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 #412,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehren" 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
Confusion rank #412,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.