MöhrevsMöhrenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,343
“Möhre” frequency rank
#24,847
“Möhren” frequency rank
73190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Möhre Möhren
Definition Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Möhre

Where the eye mixes Möhre and Möhren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Möhre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Möhren's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Möhre
6 ch
Möhren

Visual trap between Möhre and Möhren

A purely visual mix-up. Möhre ([ˈmøːʁə]) and Möhren ([ˈmøːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Möhre” sits inside “Möhren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Möhre is recorded at frequency rank #48,343, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁə]. Möhren is at rank #24,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmøːʁən].

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 73190, this pair ranks #367,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Möhre vs Möhren

Shared letters: ehmrö. Private to "Möhre": -. Private to "Möhren": n.

"Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Möhren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Möhre" and "Möhren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmøːʁə] versus [ˈmøːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Möhre" vs "Möhren" - which ranks higher?
"Möhren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,847 in our German list, against #48,343 for "Möhre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Möhre" and "Möhren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Möhre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Möhren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #367,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Möhre" and "Möhren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs mora". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #367,230 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