Which to use
“mögen” and “morden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,705
- “mögen” frequency rank
- #11,710
- “morden” frequency rank
- 13415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mögen | morden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mag sein: etwas ist möglicherweise (vielleicht) oder vermutlich der Fall | jemanden vorsätzlich töten, einen Mord verüben |
Where the eye mixes mögen and morden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mögen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against morden's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mögen vs morden
A purely visual mix-up. mögen ([ˈmøːɡn̩]) and morden ([ˈmɔʁdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mögen is recorded at frequency rank #1,705, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmøːɡn̩]. morden is at rank #11,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdn̩].
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 13415, this pair ranks #1,958,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mögen vs morden
Shared letters: emn. Private to "mögen": gö. Private to "morden": dor.
"mögen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "morden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- morden ← mmorden · mordden · mordenn · mordne · moredn · morrden · mroden · omrden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mögen" and "morden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mögen" vs "morden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mögen" and "morden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mögen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mögen" and "morden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden vs morden". 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 #1,958,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.