# marten vs matter

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### marten
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #43,341*
der Marder

### matter
*adjective · IPA [ˈmatɐ] · frequency rank #18,623*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs matt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/marten-vs-matter