Which to use
“Marder” and “Mördern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,273
- “Marder” frequency rank
- #39,540
- “Mördern” frequency rank
- 77813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Marder | Mördern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Familie (Mustelidae) hundeartiger Raubtiere | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes Marder and Mördern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Marder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Mördern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Marder with Mördern
A purely visual mix-up. Marder ([ˈmaʁdɐ]) and Mördern ([ˈmœʁdɐn]) 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 77813, 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]. Mördern is at rank #39,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐn].
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 77813, this pair ranks #252,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Marder vs Mördern
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Marder": a. Private to "Mördern": nö.
"Marder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mördern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Marder ← amrder · madrer · mardder · marderr · mardre · maredr · marrder · mmarder
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Marder" for "Mördern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Marder" vs "Mördern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Marder" and "Mördern" 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 "Mördern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Marder" and "Mördern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mördern". 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 #252,331 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.