Which to use
“mindern” is a verb and “Mördern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,829
- “mindern” frequency rank
- #39,540
- “Mördern” frequency rank
- 62369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mindern | Mördern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas kleiner, weniger machen; bewirken, dass etwas geringer wird | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes mindern and Mördern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mindern and Mördern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mindern vs Mördern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mindern is [ˈmɪndɐn] while Mördern is [ˈmœʁdɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mindern is recorded at frequency rank #22,829, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪndɐn]. Mördern is at rank #39,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐn].
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 62369, this pair ranks #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mindern vs Mördern
Shared letters: demnr. Private to "mindern": i. Private to "Mördern": ö.
"mindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Mördern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mindern ← imndern · midnern · minddern · mindenr · mindernn · minderrn · mindren · minedrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mindern" and "Mördern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mindern" or "Mördern"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mindern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mördern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mindern" and "Mördern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mördern". 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 #715,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.