Which to use
“moderne” is an adjective and “Mördern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,741
- “moderne” frequency rank
- #39,540
- “Mördern” frequency rank
- 41281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moderne | Mördern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modern | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes moderne and Mördern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moderne (CVCVCCV) and Mördern (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between moderne and Mördern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moderne is [moˈdɛʁnə] while Mördern is [ˈmœʁdɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moderne is recorded at frequency rank #1,741, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈdɛʁnə]. 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 41281, this pair ranks #1,484,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moderne vs Mördern
Shared letters: demnr. Private to "moderne": o. Private to "Mördern": ö.
"moderne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Mördern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moderne ← mdoerne · mmoderne · modderne · modenre · moderen · modernne · moderrne · modrene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "moderne" and "Mördern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "moderne" or "Mördern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "moderne" and "Mördern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moderne" 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 #1,484,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moderne" 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 #1,484,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.