MohnvsmotTell them apart

Which to use

“Mohn” and “mot” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,853
“Mohn” frequency rank
#42,693
“mot” frequency rank
70546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mohn mot
Definition Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Mohngewächse mit Blumen mit vier großen, dünnen Blütenblättern Wort

Where the eye mixes Mohn and mot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Mohn
3 ch
mot

Why the eye confuses Mohn with mot

A purely visual mix-up. Mohn ([moːn]) and mot ([mo]) 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 70546, 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]. mot is at rank #42,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mo].

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 70546, this pair ranks #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Mohn vs mot

Shared letters: mo. Private to "Mohn": hn. Private to "mot": t.

"Mohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mot" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mohnmhon · mmohn · mohhn · mohnn · monh · omhn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mohn" and "mot" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([moːn] versus [mo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Mohn" vs "mot" - which ranks higher?
"Mohn" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,853 in our German list, against #42,693 for "mot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mohn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mohn" and "mot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mot". 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 #443,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list