MollvsmortConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,293
“Moll” frequency rank
#38,299
“mort” frequency rank
49592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Moll mort
Definition ein Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine kleine Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist der Tod

Where the eye mixes Moll and mort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Moll and mort follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Moll
4 ch
mort

Look-alike desk: Moll vs mort

A purely visual mix-up. Moll ([mɔl]) and mort ([mɔʁ]) 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 49592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Moll is recorded at frequency rank #11,293, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɔl]. mort is at rank #38,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁ].

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 49592, this pair ranks #1,205,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Moll vs mort

Shared letters: mo. Private to "Moll": l. Private to "mort": rt.

"Moll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Moll ← mlol · mmoll · omll
  • mort ← mmort · morrt · mortt · motr · mrot · omrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Moll" and "mort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([mɔl] versus [mɔʁ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Moll" vs "mort" - which ranks higher?
"Moll" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,293 in our German list, against #38,299 for "mort". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Moll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,205,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Moll" and "mort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mort". 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 #1,205,639 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