Which to use
“Morde” and “Mördern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,419
- “Morde” frequency rank
- #39,540
- “Mördern” frequency rank
- 48959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Morde | Mördern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes Morde and Mördern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Morde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Mördern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Morde and Mördern
A purely visual mix-up. Morde ([ˈmɔʁdə]) and Mördern ([ˈmœʁdɐn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48959, 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]. Mördern is at rank #39,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐn].
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 48959, this pair ranks #1,229,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Morde vs Mördern
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Morde": o. Private to "Mördern": nö.
"Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mördern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Morde ← mmorde · modre · mordde · mored · morrde · mrode · omrde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Morde" and "Mördern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Morde" or "Mördern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Morde" and "Mördern" 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 "Mördern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,229,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Morde" and "Mördern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mördern". 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 #1,229,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.