Which to use
“malt” and “mar” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,197
- “malt” frequency rank
- #10,521
- “mar” frequency rank
- 23718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malt | mar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs malen | etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten |
Where the eye mixes malt and mar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between malt and mar
A purely visual mix-up. malt ([maːlt]) and mar ([mɑːʳ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malt is recorded at frequency rank #13,197, classified as averb, pronounced [maːlt]. mar is at rank #10,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɑːʳ].
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 23718, this pair ranks #1,857,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of malt vs mar
Shared letters: am. Private to "malt": lt. Private to "mar": r.
"malt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- malt ← amlt · mallt · maltt · matl · mlat · mmalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "malt" and "mar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "malt" vs "mar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "malt" and "mar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "malt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malt" and "mar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs malt". 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 #1,857,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.