ModenvsmondeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#47,597
“Moden” frequency rank
#16,496
“monde” frequency rank
64093
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Moden monde
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mode Welt

Where the eye mixes Moden and monde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Moden
5 ch
monde

Look-alike desk: Moden vs monde

A purely visual mix-up. Moden ([ˈmoːdn̩]) and monde ([mɔ̃d]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Moden is recorded at frequency rank #47,597, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːdn̩]. monde is at rank #16,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔ̃d].

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 64093, this pair ranks #653,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Moden vs monde

Shared letters: demno. Private to "Moden": -. Private to "monde": -.

"Moden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "monde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Modenmdoen · mmoden · modden · modenn · moedn · omden
  • mondemmonde · mnode · modne · mondde · moned · monnde · omnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Moden" for "monde" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoːdn̩] versus [mɔ̃d]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Moden" vs "monde" - which ranks higher?
"monde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,496 in our German list, against #47,597 for "Moden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Moden" and "monde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Moden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "monde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #653,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Moden" and "monde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden 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 #653,659 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