Which to use
“maroden” is an adjective and “Moden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,881
- “maroden” frequency rank
- #47,597
- “Moden” frequency rank
- 97478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maroden | Moden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs marode | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mode |
Where the eye mixes maroden and Moden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maroden and Moden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maroden is [maˈʁoːdn̩] while Moden is [ˈmoːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 97478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maroden is recorded at frequency rank #49,881, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈʁoːdn̩]. Moden is at rank #47,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːdn̩].
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 97478, this pair ranks #3,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maroden vs Moden
Shared letters: demno. Private to "maroden": ar. Private to "Moden": -.
"maroden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Moden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maroden" for "Moden" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maroden" and "Moden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maroden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maroden" and "Moden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Madsen 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 #3,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.