Which to use
“Moore” and “Mord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,349
- “Moore” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- 14806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moore | Mord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Moor | vorsätzliche Tötung einer Person unter qualifizierten Umständen; in Deutschland, wenn sie aus Mordlust, zur Befriedigung des Geschlechtstriebs, aus Habgier oder sonst aus niedrigen Beweggründen, heimtückisch oder grausam oder mit gemeingefährlichen Mitteln oder um eine andere Straftat zu ermöglichen oder zu verdecken, geschieht |
Where the eye mixes Moore and Mord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Moore vs Mord
A purely visual mix-up. Moore ([ˈmoːʁə]) and Mord ([mɔʁt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moore is recorded at frequency rank #12,349, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːʁə]. Mord is at rank #2,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁt].
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 14806, this pair ranks #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moore vs Mord
Shared letters: mor. Private to "Moore": e. Private to "Mord": d.
"Moore" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moore" for "Mord" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Moore" or "Mord" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Moore" and "Mord" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moore" and "Mord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moore 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 #1,948,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.