Which to use
“Mohn” and “Mühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,853
- “Mohn” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “Mühe” frequency rank
- 30205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mohn | Mühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Mohngewächse mit Blumen mit vier großen, dünnen Blütenblättern | körperliche oder geistige Anstrengung |
Where the eye mixes Mohn and Mühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mohn with Mühe
A purely visual mix-up. Mohn ([moːn]) and Mühe ([ˈmyːə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30205, 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]. Mühe is at rank #2,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːə].
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 30205, this pair ranks #1,752,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mohn vs Mühe
Shared letters: hm. Private to "Mohn": no. Private to "Mühe": eü.
"Mohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mohn ← mhon · mmohn · mohhn · mohnn · monh · omhn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mohn" and "Mühe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mohn" or "Mühe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mohn" and "Mühe" 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 "Mühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mohn" and "Mühe" 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 #1,752,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.