Which to use
“marode” and “maroden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,308
- “marode” frequency rank
- #49,881
- “maroden” frequency rank
- 78189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marode | maroden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesundheitlich nicht auf der Höhe, unpässlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs marode |
Where the eye mixes marode and maroden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marode and maroden
A purely visual mix-up. marode ([maˈʁoːdə]) and maroden ([maˈʁoːdn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “marode” sits inside “maroden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marode is recorded at frequency rank #28,308, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈʁoːdə]. maroden is at rank #49,881, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈʁoːdn̩].
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 78189, this pair ranks #243,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of marode vs maroden
Shared letters: ademor. Private to "marode": -. Private to "maroden": n.
"marode" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "maroden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marode" for "maroden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marode" or "maroden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marode" and "maroden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maroden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marode" and "maroden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden vs Moden". 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 #243,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.