Which to use
“messbar” and “messbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,666
- “messbar” frequency rank
- #43,354
- “messbare” frequency rank
- 69020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | messbar | messbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs messbar |
Where the eye mixes messbar and messbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between messbar and messbare
A purely visual mix-up. messbar ([ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]) and messbare ([ˈmɛsbaːʁə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “messbar” sits inside “messbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
messbar is recorded at frequency rank #25,666, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]. messbare is at rank #43,354, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛsbaːʁə].
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 69020, this pair ranks #489,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of messbar vs messbare
Shared letters: abemrs. Private to "messbar": -. Private to "messbare": -.
"messbar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "messbare" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "messbar" for "messbare" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "messbar" or "messbare" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "messbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "messbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #489,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "messbar" and "messbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "messbare vs messbaren". 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 #489,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.