Which to use
“mahnte” is a verb and “Märkte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,177
- “mahnte” frequency rank
- #6,567
- “Märkte” frequency rank
- 39744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mahnte | Märkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mahnen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Markt |
Where the eye mixes mahnte and Märkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mahnte and Märkte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mahnte vs Märkte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mahnte is [ˈmaːntə] while Märkte is [ˈmɛʁktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mahnte is recorded at frequency rank #33,177, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaːntə]. Märkte is at rank #6,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛʁktə].
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 39744, this pair ranks #1,528,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mahnte vs Märkte
Shared letters: emt. Private to "mahnte": ahn. Private to "Märkte": krä.
"mahnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Märkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mahnte ← amhnte · mahhnte · mahnet · mahnnte · mahntte · mahtne · manhte · mhante
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mahnte" for "Märkte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mahnte" vs "Märkte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mahnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Märkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,528,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mahnte" and "Märkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magnete vs mahnte". 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 #1,528,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.