Which to use
“unserem” and “unserer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #897
- “unserem” frequency rank
- #437
- “unserer” frequency rank
- 1334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unserem | unserer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Possessivpronomens unser | Genitiv Singular Feminin des Possessivpronomens unser |
Where the eye mixes unserem and unserer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. unserem and unserer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between unserem and unserer
A purely visual mix-up. unserem ([ˈʊnzəʁəm]) and unserer ([ˈʊnzəʁɐ]) 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 a single letter - m in “unserem” becomes r in “unserer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unserem is recorded at frequency rank #897, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁəm]. unserer is at rank #437, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁɐ].
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 1334, this pair ranks #2,004,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unserem vs unserer
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "unserem": m. Private to "unserer": -.
"unserem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "unserer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unserem" for "unserer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "unserem" or "unserer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unserem" and "unserer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unserem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unserer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unserem" and "unserer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unserem vs unteres". 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 #2,004,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.