Which to use
“modern” is an adjective and “Mördern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,450
- “modern” frequency rank
- #39,540
- “Mördern” frequency rank
- 43990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modern | Mördern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes modern and Mördern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. modern runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Mördern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between modern and Mördern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modern is [moˈdɛʁn] while Mördern is [ˈmœʁdɐn]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43990, 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]. 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 43990, this pair ranks #1,400,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modern vs Mördern
Shared letters: demnr. Private to "modern": o. Private to "Mördern": ö.
"modern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Mördern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modern ← mdoern · mmodern · moddern · modenr · modernn · moderrn · modren · moedrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modern" and "Mördern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "modern" or "Mördern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "modern" 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 #1,400,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modern" 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 #1,400,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.