MährenvsMöhreWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Mähren is a name, Möhre is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mähren” is a name and “Möhre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,705
“Mähren” frequency rank
#48,343
“Möhre” frequency rank
70048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mähren Möhre
Definition eine Großregion in Tschechien mit der Hauptstadt Brünn Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre

Where the eye mixes Mähren and Möhre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mähren runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Möhre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Mähren
5 ch
Möhre

Visual trap between Mähren and Möhre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mähren is [ˈmɛːʁən] while Möhre is [ˈmøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mähren is recorded at frequency rank #21,705, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmɛːʁən]. Möhre is at rank #48,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁə].

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 70048, this pair ranks #458,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Mähren vs Möhre

Shared letters: ehmr. Private to "Mähren": nä. Private to "Möhre": ö.

"Mähren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mähren" and "Möhre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mähren" is a name and "Möhre" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Mähren" vs "Möhre" - which ranks higher?
"Mähren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,705 in our German list, against #48,343 for "Möhre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Mähren" and "Möhre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mähren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Möhre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #458,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mähren" and "Möhre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs mora". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #458,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list