Which to use
“Mähne” and “Marine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,097
- “Mähne” frequency rank
- #5,393
- “Marine” frequency rank
- 42490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mähne | Marine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen | die zur Seekriegsführung bestimmten Streitkräfte eines Staates |
Where the eye mixes Mähne and Marine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mähne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Marine's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Mähne vs Marine
A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and Marine ([maˈʁiːnə]) 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 42490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mähne is recorded at frequency rank #37,097, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːnə]. Marine is at rank #5,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈʁiːnə].
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 42490, this pair ranks #1,447,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs Marine
Shared letters: emn. Private to "Mähne": hä. Private to "Marine": air.
"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Marine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Marine ← amrine · mairne · marinne · marnie · marrine · mmarine · mraine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mähne" for "Marine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mähne" vs "Marine" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Mähne" and "Marine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mähne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mähne" and "Marine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mähne vs Möhre". 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 #1,447,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.