Which to use
“messbar” and “messbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,666
- “messbar” frequency rank
- #46,840
- “messbaren” frequency rank
- 72506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | messbar | messbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es gemessen werden kann; zu messen möglich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs messbar |
Where the eye mixes messbar and messbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. messbar runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against messbaren's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses messbar with messbaren
A purely visual mix-up. messbar ([ˈmɛsbaːɐ̯]) and messbaren ([ˈmɛsbaːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “messbar” sits inside “messbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72506, 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]. messbaren is at rank #46,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛsbaːʁən].
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 72506, this pair ranks #386,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of messbar vs messbaren
Shared letters: abemrs. Private to "messbar": -. Private to "messbaren": n.
"messbar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "messbaren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "messbar" and "messbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "messbar" vs "messbaren" - which ranks higher?
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 "messbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "messbar" and "messbaren" 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 #386,505 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.