Which to use
“members” and “Meyers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,139
- “members” frequency rank
- #20,998
- “Meyers” frequency rank
- 67137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | members | Meyers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs member | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meyer |
Where the eye mixes members and Meyers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. members runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Meyers's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between members and Meyers
A purely visual mix-up. members ([ˈmɛmbəs]) and Meyers ([ˈmaɪ̯ɐs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67137, 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]. Meyers is at rank #20,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐs].
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 67137, this pair ranks #550,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of members vs Meyers
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "members": b. Private to "Meyers": y.
"members" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Meyers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "members" and "Meyers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "members" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meyers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #550,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "members" and "Meyers" 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 #550,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.