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.
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?
Frequency check: "Möhre" vs "Möhren" - which ranks higher?
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.