Which to use
“marode” is an adjective and “Morde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,308
- “marode” frequency rank
- #9,419
- “Morde” frequency rank
- 37727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marode | Morde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesundheitlich nicht auf der Höhe, unpässlich | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord |
Where the eye mixes marode and Morde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marode vs Morde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marode is [maˈʁoːdə] while Morde is [ˈmɔʁdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37727, 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]. 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 37727, this pair ranks #1,582,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marode vs Morde
Shared letters: demor. Private to "marode": a. Private to "Morde": -.
"marode" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marode" and "Morde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "marode" or "Morde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marode" and "Morde" 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 "Morde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,582,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marode" and "Morde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marode 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 #1,582,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.