Which to use
“Mähren” is a name and “murren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,705
- “Mähren” frequency rank
- #45,465
- “murren” frequency rank
- 67170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mähren | murren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Großregion in Tschechien mit der Hauptstadt Brünn | protestierende Laute (auch Wörter) ausstoßen |
Where the eye mixes Mähren and murren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mähren and murren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Mähren with murren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mähren is [ˈmɛːʁən] while murren is [ˈmʊʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67170, 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]. murren is at rank #45,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁən].
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 67170, this pair ranks #548,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mähren vs murren
Shared letters: emnr. Private to "Mähren": hä. Private to "murren": u.
"Mähren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "murren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- murren ← mmurren · mruren · muren · murern · murrenn · murrne · umrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mähren" for "murren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mähren" vs "murren" - 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 "Mähren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #548,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mähren" and "murren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Muriel vs murren". 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 #548,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.