Which to use
“Meyer” and “Meyers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,086
- “Meyer” frequency rank
- #41,896
- “Meyers” frequency rank
- 55982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meyer | Meyers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille allemand, répandu en Alsace et en Lorraine (surtout en Moselle), nom de famille néerlandais. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: Meyer vs Meyers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Meyer and Meyers apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: Meyer and Meyers
Meyer and Meyers are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Meyer” sits inside “Meyers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meyer is recorded at frequency rank #14,086, classified as aname. Meyers is at rank #41,896, tagged as aname, pronounced \ˈmɑɪɐs\.
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 55982, this pair ranks #123,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meyer vs Meyers
Shared letters: emry. Private to "Meyer": -. Private to "Meyers": s.
"Meyer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Meyers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meyer" and "Meyers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Meyer" or "Meyers"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Meyer" vs "Meyers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meyer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meyers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meyer" and "Meyers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs Meyers". 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 #123,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.