Which to use
“mart” and “Mord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,678
- “mart” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- 34135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mart | Mord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dritter Monat im Kalenderjahr; März | 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 mart and Mord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mart and Mord
A purely visual mix-up. mart ([mɑɾt]) and Mord ([mɔʁt]) 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 34135, 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]. 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 34135, this pair ranks #1,670,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mart vs Mord
Shared letters: mr. Private to "mart": at. Private to "Mord": do.
"mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mart" and "Mord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mart" or "Mord"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mart" and "Mord" 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 "Mord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mart" and "Mord" 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 #1,670,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.