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 eye mixes quer and quere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quer vs quere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quer is [kveːɐ̯] while quere is [ˈkveːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quer” sits inside “quere”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of quer vs quere
Shared letters: eqru. Private to "quer": -. Private to "quere": -.
"quer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quer" and "quere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quer" or "quere"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quer" and "quere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quere vs queue". 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 #1,685,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.