Which to use
“Mohn” and “moon” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,853
- “Mohn” frequency rank
- #10,139
- “moon” frequency rank
- 37992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mohn | moon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Mohngewächse mit Blumen mit vier großen, dünnen Blütenblättern | der Mond, der einzige natürliche Satellit der Erde |
Where the eye mixes Mohn and moon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mohn vs moon
A purely visual mix-up. Mohn ([moːn]) and moon ([muːn]) 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 a single letter - h in “Mohn” becomes o in “moon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mohn is recorded at frequency rank #27,853, classified as anoun, pronounced [moːn]. moon is at rank #10,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muːn].
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 37992, this pair ranks #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mohn vs moon
Shared letters: mno. Private to "Mohn": h. Private to "moon": -.
"Mohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "moon" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mohn" for "moon" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mohn" or "moon"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mohn" and "moon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mohn" and "moon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mohn 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 #1,575,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.