Which to use
“mahlen” is a verb and “marten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,068
- “mahlen” frequency rank
- #43,341
- “marten” frequency rank
- 80409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mahlen | marten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Material (mit einer Mühle) zerkleinern, indem es gerieben und gequetscht wird | der Marder |
Letter map: mahlen vs marten
Shared letters muted; letters that set mahlen and marten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mahlen and marten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: mahlen vs marten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mahlen is averb and martenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mahlen is recorded at frequency rank #37,068, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaːlən]. marten is at rank #43,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 80409, this pair ranks #196,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mahlen vs marten
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "mahlen": hl. Private to "marten": rt.
"mahlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mahlen" for "marten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mahlen" vs "marten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mahlen" and "marten".
- Full dictionary entry for "mahlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mahlen" and "marten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marten vs puzzles". 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 #196,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.