unseresvsunsrerTell them apart

Which to use

“unseres” and “unsrer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,949
“unseres” frequency rank
#40,268
“unsrer” frequency rank
42217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature unseres unsrer
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens unser Genitiv Singular Feminin des Possessivpronomens unser

Where the eye mixes unseres and unsrer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. unseres runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against unsrer's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
unseres
6 ch
unsrer

Visual trap between unseres and unsrer

A purely visual mix-up. unseres ([ˈʊnzəʁəs]) and unsrer ([ˈʊnzʁɐ]) 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 42217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unseres is recorded at frequency rank #1,949, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁəs]. unsrer is at rank #40,268, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzʁɐ].

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 42217, this pair ranks #1,456,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of unseres vs unsrer

Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "unseres": -. Private to "unsrer": -.

"unseres" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "unsrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unseres ← nuseres · unesres · unnseres · unseers · unseress · unserres · unserse · unsrees
  • unsrer ← nusrer · unnsrer · unrser · unsrerr · unsrrer · unssrer · usnrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "unseres" and "unsrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊnzəʁəs] versus [ˈʊnzʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "unseres" or "unsrer"?
"unseres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,949 in our German list, against #40,268 for "unsrer". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "unseres" and "unsrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "unseres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unsrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,456,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "unseres" and "unsrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unsrer vs untreu". 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 #1,456,120 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