Which to use
“mehreren” and “mehrerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,206
- “mehreren” frequency rank
- #5,625
- “mehrerer” frequency rank
- 6831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehreren | mehrerer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ des Indefinitpronomens mehrere | Genitiv des Indefinitpronomens mehrere |
Where the eye mixes mehreren and mehrerer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mehreren and mehrerer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mehreren vs mehrerer
A purely visual mix-up. mehreren ([ˈmeːʁəʁən]) and mehrerer ([ˈmeːʁəʁɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “mehreren” becomes r in “mehrerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehreren is recorded at frequency rank #1,206, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmeːʁəʁən]. mehrerer is at rank #5,625, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmeːʁəʁɐ].
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 6831, this pair ranks #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mehreren vs mehrerer
Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "mehreren": n. Private to "mehrerer": -.
"mehreren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "mehrerer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mehreren" and "mehrerer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mehreren" or "mehrerer"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mehreren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mehrerer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehreren" and "mehrerer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mehrer vs mehrerer". 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 #1,990,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.