Which to use
“Moore” and “Motte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,349
- “Moore” frequency rank
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- 45026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moore | Motte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Moor | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt |
Where the eye mixes Moore and Motte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Moore and Motte
A purely visual mix-up. Moore ([ˈmoːʁə]) and Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) 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 45026, 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]. Motte is at rank #32,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə].
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 45026, this pair ranks #1,366,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Moore vs Motte
Shared letters: emo. Private to "Moore": r. Private to "Motte": t.
"Moore" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moore" for "Motte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Moore" vs "Motte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Moore" and "Motte" 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 "Motte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moore" and "Motte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs Motte". 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 #1,366,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.