Which to use
“über” is a preposition and “unser” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #54
- “über” frequency rank
- #335
- “unser” frequency rank
- 389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | über | unser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oberhalb liegend (Antwort auf die Frage „wo?“) | Personalpronomen 1. Person Plural Genitiv |
Where the eye mixes über and unser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: über is [ˈyːbɐ] while unser is [ˈʊnzɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
über is recorded at frequency rank #54, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈyːbɐ]. unser is at rank #335, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈʊnzɐ].
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 389, this pair ranks #2,005,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of über vs unser
Shared letters: er. Private to "über": bü. Private to "unser": nsu.
"über" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "unser" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unser ← nuser · unesr · unnser · unserr · unsser · usner