März vs mur, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“März” is a noun and “mur” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#621
“März” frequency rank: #26,534
“mur” frequency rank: 27155
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	März	mur
Definition	der dritte Monat im Jahr	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muren

Where the eye mixes März and mur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch

März

3 ch

mur

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: März is [mɛʁt͡s] while mur is [muːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

März is recorded at frequency rank #621, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛʁt͡s]. mur is at rank #26,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [muːɐ̯].

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 27155, this pair ranks #1,806,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of März vs mur

Shared letters: mr. Private to "März": zä. Private to "mur": u.

"März" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "März" and "mur" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "März" is a noun and "mur" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "März" or "mur"?

"März" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #621 in our German list, against #26,534 for "mur". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "März" and "mur". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "März" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,806,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"März" and "mur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mur". Nearby pair

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