Which to use
“Marder” and “Morde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #9,419
- “Morde” frequency rank
- 47692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | Morde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord |
Where the eye mixes Marder and Morde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Marder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Morde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Marder with Morde
A purely visual mix-up. Marder ([ˈmaʁdɐ]) and Morde ([ˈmɔʁdə]) 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 47692, 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]. Morde is at rank #9,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdə].
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 47692, this pair ranks #1,275,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs Morde
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Marder": a. Private to "Morde": o.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marder" for "Morde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Marder" vs "Morde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Marder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Morde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "Morde" 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 #1,275,421 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.