Which to use
“moe” is an adjective and “Mord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,005
- “moe” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- 44462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moe | Mord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | müde | vorsätzliche Tötung einer Person unter qualifizierten Umständen; in Deutschland, wenn sie aus Mordlust, zur Befriedigung des Geschlechtstriebs, aus Habgier oder sonst aus niedrigen Beweggründen, heimtückisch oder grausam oder mit gemeingefährlichen Mitteln oder um eine andere Straftat zu ermöglichen oder zu verdecken, geschieht |
Where the eye mixes moe and Mord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moe vs Mord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moe is [muː] while Mord is [mɔʁt]. 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 44462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moe is recorded at frequency rank #42,005, classified as anadj, pronounced [muː]. Mord is at rank #2,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁt].
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 44462, this pair ranks #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moe vs Mord
Shared letters: mo. Private to "moe": e. Private to "Mord": dr.
"moe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mord ← mmord · modr · mordd · morrd · mrod · omrd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moe" for "Mord" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moe" or "Mord"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moe" and "Mord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moe 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 #1,385,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.