Which to use
“Sammler” and “Sammlern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,255
- “Sammler” frequency rank
- #41,440
- “Sammlern” frequency rank
- 50695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sammler | Sammlern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die Gegenstände einer bestimmten Art (z. B. Münzen, Briefmarken, Karten) sammelt, meist als Hobby | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sammler |
Where the eye mixes Sammler and Sammlern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Sammler runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Sammlern's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Sammler vs Sammlern
A purely visual mix-up. Sammler ([ˈzamlɐ]) and Sammlern ([ˈzamlɐn]) 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) - “Sammler” sits inside “Sammlern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sammler is recorded at frequency rank #9,255, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzamlɐ]. Sammlern is at rank #41,440, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzamlɐn].
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 50695, this pair ranks #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sammler vs Sammlern
Shared letters: aelmrs. Private to "Sammler": -. Private to "Sammlern": n.
"Sammler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Sammlern" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sammler" and "Sammlern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sammler" or "Sammlern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Sammler" and "Sammlern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sammler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sammlern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sammler" and "Sammlern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sammle vs Sammlern". 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 #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.