Which to use
“Marder” and “Mörder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #4,723
- “Mörder” frequency rank
- 42996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | Mörder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | Mensch, der mindestens eine Person vorsätzlich getötet und mindestens ein Mordmerkmal verwirklicht hat |
Where the eye mixes Marder and Mörder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Marder vs Mörder
A purely visual mix-up. Marder ([ˈmaʁdɐ]) and Mörder ([ˈmœʁdɐ]) 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 a single letter - a in “Marder” becomes ö in “Mörder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42996, 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]. Mörder is at rank #4,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐ].
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 42996, this pair ranks #1,431,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs Mörder
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Marder": a. Private to "Mörder": ö.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mörder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Marder ← amrder · madrer · mardder · marderr · mardre · maredr · marrder · mmarder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Marder" and "Mörder" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Marder" or "Mörder" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Marder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mörder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,431,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "Mörder" 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 #1,431,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.