MähnevsMarkeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Mähne” and “Marke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,097
“Mähne” frequency rank
#2,508
“Marke” frequency rank
39605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mähne Marke
Definition Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen eine dauerhafte Kennzeichnung oder Markierung

Where the eye mixes Mähne and Marke

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Mähne
5 ch
Marke

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and Marke ([ˈmaʁkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39605, 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]. Marke is at rank #2,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁkə].

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 39605, this pair ranks #1,532,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs Marke

Shared letters: em. Private to "Mähne": hnä. Private to "Marke": akr.

"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Marke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Markeamrke · makre · markke · marrke · mmarke · mrake

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mähne" and "Marke" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɛːnə] versus [ˈmaʁkə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Mähne" or "Marke"?
"Marke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,508 in our German list, against #37,097 for "Mähne". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list