Which to use
“members” and “Messers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,139
- “members” frequency rank
- #38,899
- “Messers” frequency rank
- 85038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | members | Messers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs member | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer |
Where the eye mixes members and Messers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. members and Messers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: members vs Messers
A purely visual mix-up. members ([ˈmɛmbəs]) and Messers ([ˈmɛsɐs]) 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 85038, 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]. Messers is at rank #38,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛsɐs].
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 85038, this pair ranks #114,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of members vs Messers
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "members": b. Private to "Messers": -.
"members" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Messers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "members" and "Messers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "members" or "Messers"?
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 "Messers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "members" and "Messers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Messers vs Messner". 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 #114,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.