Which to use
“Morde” and “Mörder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,419
- “Morde” frequency rank
- #4,723
- “Mörder” frequency rank
- 14142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Morde | Mörder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord | Mensch, der mindestens eine Person vorsätzlich getötet und mindestens ein Mordmerkmal verwirklicht hat |
Where the eye mixes Morde and Mörder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Morde vs Mörder
A purely visual mix-up. Morde ([ˈmɔʁdə]) and Mörder ([ˈmœʁdɐ]) 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 14142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Morde is recorded at frequency rank #9,419, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdə]. Mörder is at rank #4,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐ].
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 14142, this pair ranks #1,953,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Morde vs Mörder
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Morde": o. Private to "Mörder": ö.
"Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mörder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Morde ← mmorde · modre · mordde · mored · morrde · mrode · omrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Morde" and "Mörder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Morde" vs "Mörder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Morde" and "Mörder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Morde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mörder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Morde" and "Mörder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs Morde". 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 #1,953,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.