Which to use
“mart” and “Maul” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,678
- “mart” frequency rank
- #4,537
- “Maul” frequency rank
- 36215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mart | Maul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dritter Monat im Kalenderjahr; März | Körperöffnung bei Tieren, durch die Nahrung aufgenommen wird |
Where the eye mixes mart and Maul
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mart and Maul
A purely visual mix-up. mart ([mɑɾt]) and Maul ([maʊ̯l]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mart is recorded at frequency rank #31,678, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɑɾt]. Maul is at rank #4,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʊ̯l].
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 36215, this pair ranks #1,621,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mart vs Maul
Shared letters: am. Private to "mart": rt. Private to "Maul": lu.
"mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Maul" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mart" and "Maul" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mart" or "Maul" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mart" and "Maul" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mart" and "Maul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mart 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 #1,621,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.