Which to use
“mehren” and “murren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,233
- “mehren” frequency rank
- #45,465
- “murren” frequency rank
- 68698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mehren | murren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Zunahme erwirken, vergrößern | protestierende Laute (auch Wörter) ausstoßen |
Where the eye mixes mehren and murren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mehren and murren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mehren with murren
A purely visual mix-up. mehren ([ˈmeːʁən]) and murren ([ˈmʊʁən]) 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 68698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mehren is recorded at frequency rank #23,233, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmeːʁən]. murren is at rank #45,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁən].
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 68698, this pair ranks #499,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mehren vs murren
Shared letters: emnr. Private to "mehren": h. Private to "murren": u.
"mehren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "murren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mehren" and "murren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mehren" or "murren" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mehren" and "murren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #499,706 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mehren" and "murren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Muriel vs murren". 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 #499,706 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.