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.
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
- Marke ← amrke · makre · markke · marrke · mmarke · mrake