Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mondes" and "Movies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mondes" or "Movies"?
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.