Which to use
“Made” and “Moden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #47,597
- “Moden” frequency rank
- 54959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | Moden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mode |
Where the eye mixes Made and Moden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Made runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Moden's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Made with Moden
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Moden ([ˈmoːdn̩]) 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 54959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Made is recorded at frequency rank #7,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːdə]. Moden is at rank #47,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːdn̩].
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 54959, this pair ranks #998,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Moden
Shared letters: dem. Private to "Made": a. Private to "Moden": no.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Moden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Made" for "Moden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Made" or "Moden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Made" and "Moden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #998,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Moden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden vs Moden". 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 #998,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.