merkvsmiroConfusable pair

Quick tell: merk is a verb, miro is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#12,537
“merk” frequency rank
#46,146
“miro” frequency rank
58683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature merk miro
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken die Baumwolle

Letter map: merk vs miro

Shared letters muted; letters that set merk and miro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. merk (CVCC) and miro (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
merk
4 ch
miro

Role in the sentence - merk and miro

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: merk is averb and miroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

merk is recorded at frequency rank #12,537, classified as averb, pronounced [mɛʁk]. miro is at rank #46,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 58683, this pair ranks #853,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of merk vs miro

Shared letters: mr. Private to "merk": ek. Private to "miro": io.

"merk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "miro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • merk ← mekr · merkk · merrk · mmerk · mrek
  • miro ← imro · mior · mirro · mmiro · mrio

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "merk" and "miro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "merk" is a verb and "miro" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "merk" or "miro" show up more?
"merk" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,537 in our German list, against #46,146 for "miro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "merk" vs "miro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "merk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "miro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #853,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "merk" and "miro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miro vs puzzles". 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 #853,286 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list