MordvsMRTWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Mord is a noun, MRT is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mord” is a noun and “MRT” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,457
“Mord” frequency rank
#20,350
“MRT” frequency rank
22807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mord MRT
Definition 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 Magnetresonanztomografie

Where the eye mixes Mord and MRT

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Mord
3 ch
MRT

Look-alike desk: Mord vs MRT

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mord is [mɔʁt] while MRT is [ɛmʔɛʁˈteː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mord is recorded at frequency rank #2,457, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁt]. MRT is at rank #20,350, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛmʔɛʁˈteː].

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 22807, this pair ranks #1,869,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Mord vs MRT

Shared letters: mr. Private to "Mord": do. Private to "MRT": t.

"Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "MRT" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mordmmord · modr · mordd · morrd · mrod · omrd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mord" and "MRT" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mord" is a noun and "MRT" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Mord" or "MRT"?
"Mord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,457 in our German list, against #20,350 for "MRT". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Mord" and "MRT" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "MRT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,869,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mord" and "MRT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs MRT". 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 #1,869,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list