Which to use
“Serie” and “Sterne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,043
- “Serie” frequency rank
- #2,992
- “Sterne” frequency rank
- 4035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Serie | Sterne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geordnete Abfolge gleichartiger Ereignisse | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stern |
Where the eye mixes Serie and Sterne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Serie vs Sterne
A purely visual mix-up. Serie ([ˈzeːʁiə]) and Sterne ([ˈʃtɛʁnə]) 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 4035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Serie is recorded at frequency rank #1,043, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzeːʁiə]. Sterne is at rank #2,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁnə].
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 4035, this pair ranks #1,998,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Serie vs Sterne
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Serie": i. Private to "Sterne": nt.
"Serie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Sterne" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Serie" and "Sterne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Serie" vs "Sterne" - which ranks higher?
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 "Serie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sterne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Serie" and "Sterne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Serie vs serra". 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 #1,998,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.