modelsvsMordesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“models” and “Mordes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,706
“models” frequency rank
#10,140
“Mordes” frequency rank
21846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature models Mordes
Definition Plural des Substantivs model Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mord

Letter map: models vs Mordes

Shared letters muted; letters that set models and Mordes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
models
6 ch
Mordes

Corpus notes: models and Mordes

models and Mordes are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

models is recorded at frequency rank #11,706, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Mordes is at rank #10,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdəs].

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 21846, this pair ranks #1,881,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of models vs Mordes

Shared letters: demos. Private to "models": l. Private to "Mordes": r.

"models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Mordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels
  • Mordesmmordes · modres · morddes · mordess · mordse · moreds · morrdes · mrodes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "models" and "Mordes" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "models" or "Mordes" show up more?
"Mordes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,140 in our German list, against #11,706 for "models". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "models" and "Mordes".

  • Full dictionary entry for "models" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,881,441 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "models" and "Mordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "models 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 #1,881,441 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