Which to use
“Marder” and “Marmor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #12,965
- “Marmor” frequency rank
- 51238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | Marmor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | äußerst hartes, häufig geädertes Kalkgestein, das in verschiedensten Farben vorkommt und für Bildhauerarbeiten und als Baumaterial eingesetzt wird |
Where the eye mixes Marder and Marmor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Marder with Marmor
A purely visual mix-up. Marder ([ˈmaʁdɐ]) and Marmor ([ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51238, 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]. Marmor is at rank #12,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯].
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 51238, this pair ranks #1,143,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs Marmor
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Marder": de. Private to "Marmor": o.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Marmor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Marder" and "Marmor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Marder" or "Marmor" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marmor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,143,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "Marmor" 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 #1,143,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.