Which to use
“Moor” and “Moos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,436
- “Moor” frequency rank
- #15,162
- “Moos” frequency rank
- 30598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moor | Moos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sumpf, dessen Grund aus Torf besteht | wurzellose Sporenpflanze mit Generationswechsel, die in ihrem Aufbau simpel und kaum gegliedert ist |
Where the eye mixes Moor and Moos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Moor vs Moos
A purely visual mix-up. Moor ([moːɐ̯]) and Moos ([moːs]) 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 a single letter - r in “Moor” becomes s in “Moos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moor is recorded at frequency rank #15,436, classified as anoun, pronounced [moːɐ̯]. Moos is at rank #15,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moːs].
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 30598, this pair ranks #1,744,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moor vs Moos
Shared letters: mo. Private to "Moor": r. Private to "Moos": s.
"Moor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Moos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moor" for "Moos" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Moor" or "Moos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,744,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moor" and "Moos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moor vs mora". 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 #1,744,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.