Which to use
“Masche” and “Moschee” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,778
- “Masche” frequency rank
- #6,958
- “Moschee” frequency rank
- 23736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Masche | Moschee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine aus Garn, Faden, Draht oder Ähnlichem gefertigte Schlinge, die beim Stricken, Häkeln oder durch Verknüpfen entsteht | eine Gebetsstätte, ein Ort der Niederwerfung (als Teil des Salât, des islamischen Gebets) |
Where the eye mixes Masche and Moschee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Masche and Moschee
A purely visual mix-up. Masche ([ˈmaʃə]) and Moschee ([mɔˈʃeː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Masche is recorded at frequency rank #16,778, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʃə]. Moschee is at rank #6,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔˈʃeː].
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 23736, this pair ranks #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Masche vs Moschee
Shared letters: cehms. Private to "Masche": a. Private to "Moschee": o.
"Masche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Moschee" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Masche" and "Moschee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Masche" or "Moschee" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Masche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moschee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Masche" and "Moschee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Masche vs muscle". 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 #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.