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.
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?
Frequency check: "Mähren" vs "Möhre" - which ranks higher?
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.