Which to use
“Mehrer” and “member” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,985
- “Mehrer” frequency rank
- #20,666
- “member” frequency rank
- 62651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mehrer | member |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine größere Menge von etwas anhäuft | Angehöriger, Mitglied |
Where the eye mixes Mehrer and member
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mehrer and member follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Mehrer with member
A purely visual mix-up. Mehrer ([ˈmeːʁɐ]) and member ([ˈmɛmbə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mehrer is recorded at frequency rank #41,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁɐ]. member is at rank #20,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛmbə].
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 62651, this pair ranks #705,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mehrer vs member
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Mehrer": h. Private to "member": b.
"Mehrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mehrer" for "member" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mehrer" vs "member" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mehrer" and "member" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mehrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "member" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #705,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mehrer" and "member" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mehrer vs Möhre". 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 #705,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.