Which to use
“modern” is an adjective and “Moers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,450
- “modern” frequency rank
- #19,650
- “Moers” frequency rank
- 24100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modern | Moers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes modern and Moers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modern vs Moers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modern is [moˈdɛʁn] while Moers is [møːɐ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modern is recorded at frequency rank #4,450, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈdɛʁn]. Moers is at rank #19,650, tagged as aname, pronounced [møːɐ̯s].
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 24100, this pair ranks #1,852,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modern vs Moers
Shared letters: emor. Private to "modern": dn. Private to "Moers": s.
"modern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Moers" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "modern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modern" and "Moers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moers vs mora". 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 #1,852,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.