Which to use
“quer” is an adverb and “quere” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,149
- “quer” frequency rank
- #29,296
- “quere” frequency rank
- 33445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quer | quere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schräg, von der einen zur anderen Seite | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs queren |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quer and quere apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
quer and quere form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quer” sits inside “quere” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quer is recorded at frequency rank #4,149, classified as anadv, pronounced [kveːɐ̯]. quere is at rank #29,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkveːʁə].
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 33445, this pair ranks #1,685,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quer" and "quere" be used interchangeably?
Remembering quer vs quere
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “quer”; for a verb, it's “quere”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quer” entry
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