Which to use
“ermorden” is a verb and “ermordet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,983
- “ermorden” frequency rank
- #4,427
- “ermordet” frequency rank
- 21410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ermorden | ermordet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Vorsatz einen Mord begehen, jemanden umbringen | Opfer eines Mords geworden, ums Leben gebracht |
Where the eye mixes ermorden and ermordet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ermorden and ermordet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ermorden vs ermordet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ermorden is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdn̩] while ermordet is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “ermorden” becomes t in “ermordet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ermorden is recorded at frequency rank #16,983, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdn̩]. ermordet is at rank #4,427, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdət].
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 21410, this pair ranks #1,886,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ermorden vs ermordet
Shared letters: demor. Private to "ermorden": n. Private to "ermordet": t.
"ermorden" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ermordet" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ermorden" and "ermordet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ermorden" or "ermordet" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ermorden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ermordet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ermorden" and "ermordet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ermorden vs ermordete". 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 #1,886,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.