Which to use
“Messers” and “Meyers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,899
- “Messers” frequency rank
- #20,998
- “Meyers” frequency rank
- 59897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Messers | Meyers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Messer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meyer |
Where the eye mixes Messers and Meyers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Messers 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.
Why the eye confuses Messers with Meyers
A purely visual mix-up. Messers ([ˈmɛsɐs]) 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 59897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Messers is recorded at frequency rank #38,899, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛsɐs]. 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 59897, this pair ranks #807,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Messers vs Meyers
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "Messers": -. Private to "Meyers": y.
"Messers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Meyers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Messers" for "Meyers" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Messers" or "Meyers" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Messers" and "Meyers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Messers" 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 #807,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Messers" 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 #807,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.