Which to use
“mobben” is a verb and “Möhren” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,152
- “mobben” frequency rank
- #24,847
- “Möhren” frequency rank
- 70999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mobben | Möhren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Person in der Öffentlichkeit schikanieren, intrigieren oder terrorisieren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Möhre |
Where the eye mixes mobben and Möhren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mobben and Möhren 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 mobben with Möhren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mobben is [ˈmɔbn̩] while Möhren is [ˈmøːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 70999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mobben is recorded at frequency rank #46,152, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɔbn̩]. Möhren is at rank #24,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁən].
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 70999, this pair ranks #429,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mobben vs Möhren
Shared letters: emn. Private to "mobben": bo. Private to "Möhren": hrö.
"mobben" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Möhren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mobben ← mboben · mmobben · mobbenn · mobbne · mobebn · moben · ombben
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mobben" and "Möhren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mobben" or "Möhren" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mobben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Möhren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mobben" and "Möhren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mobben vs Moden". 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 #429,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.