unseremvsunsererWhich spelling fits?

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.

7 ch
unserem
7 ch
unserer

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

  • unserem ← nuserem · unesrem · unnserem · unseerm · unseremm · unserme · unserrem · unsreem
  • unserer ← nuserer · unesrer · unnserer · unseerr · unsererr · unserrer · unsreer · unsserer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "unserem" for "unserer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊnzəʁəm] versus [ˈʊnzəʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "unserem" or "unserer"?
"unserer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #437 in our German list, against #897 for "unserem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list