Which to use
“mögen” is a verb and “move” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,705
- “mögen” frequency rank
- #16,226
- “move” frequency rank
- 17931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mögen | move |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mag sein: etwas ist möglicherweise (vielleicht) oder vermutlich der Fall | Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung |
Letter map: mögen vs move
Shared letters muted; letters that set mögen and move apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - mögen and move
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mögen is averb and moveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17931, 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]. move is at rank #16,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 17931, this pair ranks #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mögen vs move
Shared letters: em. Private to "mögen": gnö. Private to "move": ov.
"mögen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- move ← mmove · moev · movve · mvoe · omve
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mögen" and "move" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mögen" vs "move" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mögen" vs "move" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mögen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "move" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mögen" and "move" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "move vs puzzles". 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 #1,922,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.