Which to use
“merle” and “Morde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,761
- “merle” frequency rank
- #9,419
- “Morde” frequency rank
- 38180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merle | Morde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Amsel | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord |
Where the eye mixes merle and Morde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: merle vs Morde
A purely visual mix-up. merle ([mɛʁl]) and Morde ([ˈmɔʁdə]) 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 38180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merle is recorded at frequency rank #28,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛʁl]. Morde is at rank #9,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdə].
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 38180, this pair ranks #1,570,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of merle vs Morde
Shared letters: emr. Private to "merle": l. Private to "Morde": do.
"merle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "merle" and "Morde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "merle" or "Morde"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "merle" and "Morde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "merle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Morde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merle" and "Morde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merle vs Mette". 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 #1,570,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.