Which to use
“Marder” is a noun and “Marek” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #23,227
- “Marek” frequency rank
- 61500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | Marek |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | Familienname |
Letter map: Marder vs Marek
Shared letters muted; letters that set Marder and Marek apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Marder / Marek
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marder is anoun and Marekaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61500, 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]. Marek is at rank #23,227, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 61500, this pair ranks #747,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs Marek
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "Marder": d. Private to "Marek": k.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marder" and "Marek" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Marder" vs "Marek" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Marder" vs "Marek" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marek" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #747,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "Marek" 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 #747,453 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.