Which to use
“Möhre” and “Motte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,343
- “Möhre” frequency rank
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- 81020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Möhre | Motte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt |
Where the eye mixes Möhre and Motte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Möhre and Motte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Möhre with Motte
A purely visual mix-up. Möhre ([ˈmøːʁə]) and Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81020, 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]. Motte is at rank #32,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə].
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 81020, this pair ranks #183,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Möhre vs Motte
Shared letters: em. Private to "Möhre": hrö. Private to "Motte": ot.
"Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Motte ← mmotte · mote · motet · mtote · omtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Möhre" for "Motte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Möhre" or "Motte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Möhre" and "Motte" 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 "Motte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Möhre" and "Motte" 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 #183,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.