Which to use
“members” and “Memes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,139
- “members” frequency rank
- #19,999
- “Memes” frequency rank
- 66138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | members | Memes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs member | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme |
Where the eye mixes members and Memes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. members runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Memes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: members vs Memes
A purely visual mix-up. members ([ˈmɛmbəs]) and Memes ([miːms]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
members is recorded at frequency rank #46,139, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛmbəs]. Memes is at rank #19,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miːms].
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 66138, this pair ranks #583,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of members vs Memes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "members": br. Private to "Memes": -.
"members" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Memes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "members" for "Memes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "members" vs "Memes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "members" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Memes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #583,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "members" and "Memes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "members vs Messers". 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 #583,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.