Which to use
“Moped” and “Mord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,243
- “Moped” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- 25700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Moped | Mord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ein kleines Kraftrad mit nicht mehr als 50 cm³, das mit Pedalen ausgestattet ist. Moped ist kein verkehrsrechtlich definierter Begriff. Mitunter werden auch Krafträder im Allgemeinen als Moped bezeichnet. Einige Mofas zählen zu den Mopeds, Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotor dagegen nicht, da sie keine vollwertigen Krafträder sind. | 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 Moped and Mord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Moped with Mord
A purely visual mix-up. Moped ([ˈmoːpɛt]) 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 25700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Moped is recorded at frequency rank #23,243, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːpɛt]. 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 25700, this pair ranks #1,829,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Moped vs Mord
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "Moped": ep. Private to "Mord": r.
"Moped" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Moped" for "Mord" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Moped" or "Mord"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Moped" 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 #1,829,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Moped" and "Mord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moden vs Moped". 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 #1,829,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.