Which to use
“quere” and “queren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,296
- “quere” frequency rank
- #43,431
- “queren” frequency rank
- 72727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quere | queren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs queren | etwas überschreiten, über etwas hinweg kommen (zum Beispiel einen Fluss, eine Straße, einen Ozean), zum Beispiel zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff |
Where the eye mixes quere and queren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quere vs queren
A purely visual mix-up. quere ([ˈkveːʁə]) and queren ([ˈkveːʁən]) 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) - “quere” sits inside “queren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quere is recorded at frequency rank #29,296, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkveːʁə]. queren is at rank #43,431, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkveːʁən].
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 72727, this pair ranks #380,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quere vs queren
Shared letters: eqru. Private to "quere": -. Private to "queren": n.
"quere" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "queren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quere" for "queren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quere" vs "queren" - 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 "quere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quere" and "queren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queren 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 #380,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.