Which to use
“Mars” is a name and “Mord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,085
- “Mars” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- 8542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mars | Mord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | römischer Gott des Krieges | vorsätzliche Tötung einer Person unter qualifizierten Umständen; in Deutschland, wenn sie aus Mordlust, zur Befriedigung des Geschlechtstriebs, aus Habgier oder sonst aus niedrigen Beweggründen, heimtückisch oder grausam oder mit gemeingefährlichen Mitteln oder um eine andere Straftat zu ermöglichen oder zu verdecken, geschieht |
Where the eye mixes Mars and Mord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Mars and Mord follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Mars with Mord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mars is [maʁs] while Mord is [mɔʁt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mars is recorded at frequency rank #6,085, classified as aname, pronounced [maʁs]. Mord is at rank #2,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁt].
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 8542, this pair ranks #1,983,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mars vs Mord
Shared letters: mr. Private to "Mars": as. Private to "Mord": do.
"Mars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mars" and "Mord" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mars" or "Mord" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mars" and "Mord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mars vs mora". 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 #1,983,869 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.