Which to use
“Moldau” and “Moskau” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,532
- “Moldau” frequency rank
- #2,458
- “Moskau” frequency rank
- 28990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moldau | Moskau |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Staat in Südosteuropa | Stadt, Hauptstadt der Russischen Föderation (Russland), zugleich eine Oblast |
Where the eye mixes Moldau and Moskau
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Moldau and Moskau follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Moldau vs Moskau
A purely visual mix-up. Moldau ([ˈmɔldaʊ̯]) and Moskau ([ˈmɔskaʊ̯]) 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 28990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moldau is recorded at frequency rank #26,532, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmɔldaʊ̯]. Moskau is at rank #2,458, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmɔskaʊ̯].
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 28990, this pair ranks #1,774,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moldau vs Moskau
Shared letters: amou. Private to "Moldau": dl. Private to "Moskau": ks.
"Moldau" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Moskau" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Moldau" and "Moskau" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Moldau" or "Moskau" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moldau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moskau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,774,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moldau" and "Moskau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moldau vs Monday". 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 #1,774,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.