MondesvsMoviesWhich spelling fits?

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

#21,700
“Mondes” frequency rank
#31,694
“Movies” frequency rank
53394
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mondes Movies
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mond Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Movie

Where the eye mixes Mondes and Movies

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mondes (CVCCVC) and Movies (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Mondes
6 ch
Movies

Visual trap between Mondes and Movies

A purely visual mix-up. Mondes ([ˈmoːndəs]) and Movies ([ˈmuːvis]) 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 53394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mondes is recorded at frequency rank #21,700, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːndəs]. Movies is at rank #31,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːvis].

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 53394, this pair ranks #1,059,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mondes vs Movies

Shared letters: emos. Private to "Mondes": dn. Private to "Movies": iv.

"Mondes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Movies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mondes ← mmondes · mnodes · modnes · monddes · mondess · mondse · moneds · monndes
  • Movies ← mmovies · moives · moveis · moviess · movise · movvies · mvoies · omvies

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mondes" and "Movies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoːndəs] versus [ˈmuːvis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Mondes" or "Movies"?
"Mondes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,700 in our German list, against #31,694 for "Movies". 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 "Mondes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Movies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,059,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mondes" and "Movies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Movies vs moving". 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 #1,059,737 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