Which to use
“Vierer” is a noun and “vierte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,835
- “Vierer” frequency rank
- #3,692
- “vierte” frequency rank
- 25527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vierer | vierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit der Nummer 4 | nach dem beziehungsweise der Dritten kommend; dem beziehungsweise der Fünften vorausgehend |
Where the eye mixes Vierer and vierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Vierer (CVVCVC) and vierte (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Vierer vs vierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vierer is [ˈfiːʁɐ] while vierte is [ˈfiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vierer is recorded at frequency rank #21,835, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːʁɐ]. vierte is at rank #3,692, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯tə].
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 25527, this pair ranks #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vierer vs vierte
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "Vierer": -. Private to "vierte": t.
"Vierer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "vierte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vierer" for "vierte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Vierer" or "vierte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Vierer" and "vierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vierer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vierer" and "vierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vierer vs Viper". 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 #1,831,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.