Which to use
“unserer” is an unknown and “unsre” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #437
- “unserer” frequency rank
- #21,457
- “unsre” frequency rank
- 21894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unserer | unsre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Feminin des Possessivpronomens unser | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Where the eye mixes unserer and unsre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. unserer runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against unsre's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses unserer with unsre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unserer is [ˈʊnzəʁɐ] while unsre is [ˈʊnzʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unserer is recorded at frequency rank #437, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁɐ]. unsre is at rank #21,457, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈʊnzʁə].
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 21894, this pair ranks #1,880,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unserer vs unsre
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "unserer": -. Private to "unsre": -.
"unserer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "unsre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unserer" and "unsre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unserer" or "unsre"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "unserer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,880,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unserer" and "unsre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unsre vs Unze". 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 #1,880,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.