Which to use
“Mohr” and “moon” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,161
- “Mohr” frequency rank
- #10,139
- “moon” frequency rank
- 25300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mohr | moon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ursprünglich für einen dunkelhäutigen, in „Mauretania“ beheimateten Nordafrikaner, später für jeden Menschen mit dunkler Hautfarbe verwendet | der Mond, der einzige natürliche Satellit der Erde |
Where the eye mixes Mohr and moon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Mohr (CVCC) and moon (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Mohr and moon
A purely visual mix-up. Mohr ([moːɐ̯]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25300, 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]. 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 25300, this pair ranks #1,835,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mohr vs moon
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Mohr": hr. Private to "moon": n.
"Mohr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "moon" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mohr" and "moon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mohr" or "moon"?
What to do next
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 "moon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,835,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mohr" and "moon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mohr 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 #1,835,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.