Which to use
“Mohr” and “Möhre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,161
- “Mohr” frequency rank
- #48,343
- “Möhre” frequency rank
- 63504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mohr | Möhre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet | Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre |
Where the eye mixes Mohr and Möhre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mohr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Möhre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Mohr vs Möhre
A purely visual mix-up. Mohr ([moːɐ̯]) and Möhre ([ˈmøːʁə]) 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 63504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mohr is recorded at frequency rank #15,161, classified as anoun, pronounced [moːɐ̯]. Möhre is at rank #48,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁə].
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 63504, this pair ranks #674,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mohr vs Möhre
Shared letters: hmr. Private to "Mohr": o. Private to "Möhre": eö.
"Mohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mohr ← mhor · mmohr · mohhr · mohrr · morh · omhr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mohr" and "Möhre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Mohr" vs "Möhre" - which ranks higher?
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 "Mohr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Möhre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #674,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mohr" and "Möhre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre 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 #674,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.