Which to use
“Möhre” and “Mühe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,343
- “Möhre” frequency rank
- #2,352
- “Mühe” frequency rank
- 50695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Möhre | Mühe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wurzelgemüse einiger Arten aus der Familie der Doldenblütler, oft gelb-rot und kegelförmig; Speisemöhre | körperliche oder geistige Anstrengung |
Where the eye mixes Möhre and Mühe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Möhre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Mühe's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Möhre and Mühe
A purely visual mix-up. Möhre ([ˈmøːʁə]) and Mühe ([ˈmyːə]) 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 50695, 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]. Mühe is at rank #2,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːə].
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 50695, this pair ranks #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Möhre vs Mühe
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "Möhre": rö. Private to "Mühe": ü.
"Möhre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Möhre" for "Mühe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Möhre" vs "Mühe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Möhre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mühe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Möhre" and "Mühe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs mora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,164,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.