Which to use
“Mord” is a noun and “murr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,457
- “Mord” frequency rank
- #27,856
- “murr” frequency rank
- 30313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mord | murr |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murren |
Where the eye mixes Mord and murr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mord with murr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mord is [mɔʁt] while murr is [mʊʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30313, 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]. murr is at rank #27,856, tagged as averb, pronounced [mʊʁ].
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 30313, this pair ranks #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mord vs murr
Shared letters: mr. Private to "Mord": do. Private to "murr": u.
"Mord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "murr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mord" and "murr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Mord" or "murr" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mord" and "murr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs murr". 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 #1,750,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.