Which to use
“Marder” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- 63098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | Stute |
Where the eye mixes Marder and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Marder and mare
A purely visual mix-up. Marder ([ˈmaʁdɐ]) and mare ([mɛə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Marder is recorded at frequency rank #38,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁdɐ]. mare is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛə].
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 63098, this pair ranks #688,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs mare
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "Marder": d. Private to "mare": -.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marder" for "mare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Marder" vs "mare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Marder" and "mare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #688,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marder vs maroden". 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 #688,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.