Which to use
“unsern” is a determiner and “unsrer” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- #40,268
- “unsrer” frequency rank
- 65234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unsern | unsrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser | Genitiv Singular Feminin des Possessivpronomens unser |
Letter map: unsern vs unsrer
Shared letters muted; letters that set unsern and unsrer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. unsern (VCCVCC) and unsrer (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for unsern / unsrer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unsern is adeterminer and unsreranunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unsern is recorded at frequency rank #24,966, classified as adet, pronounced […]. 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 65234, this pair ranks #613,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unsern vs unsrer
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "unsern": -. Private to "unsrer": -.
"unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "unsrer" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unsern" and "unsrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unsern" vs "unsrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "unsern" vs "unsrer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "unsern" 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 #613,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unsern" 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 #613,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.