Which to use
“Maurer” is a noun and “murr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,130
- “Maurer” frequency rank
- #27,856
- “murr” frequency rank
- 37986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maurer | murr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bauhandwerker, der mauert und verputzt | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murren |
Where the eye mixes Maurer and murr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Maurer with murr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Maurer is [ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ] while murr is [mʊʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 37986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maurer is recorded at frequency rank #10,130, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ]. murr is at rank #27,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [mʊʁ].
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 37986, this pair ranks #1,575,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Maurer vs murr
Shared letters: mru. Private to "Maurer": ae. Private to "murr": -.
"Maurer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "murr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maurer" and "murr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Maurer" or "murr" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Maurer" and "murr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maurer" and "murr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs murr". 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 #1,575,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.