MordevsMördersConfusable pair

Which to use

“Morde” and “Mörders” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,419
“Morde” frequency rank
#38,307
“Mörders” frequency rank
47726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Morde Mörders
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mord Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mörder

Where the eye mixes Morde and Mörders

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Morde
7 ch
Mörders

Visual trap between Morde and Mörders

A purely visual mix-up. Morde ([ˈmɔʁdə]) and Mörders ([ˈmœʁdɐs]) 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 47726, 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]. Mörders is at rank #38,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐs].

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 47726, this pair ranks #1,274,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Morde vs Mörders

Shared letters: demr. Private to "Morde": o. Private to "Mörders": .

"Morde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Mörders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mordemmorde · modre · mordde · mored · morrde · mrode · omrde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Morde" for "Mörders" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɔʁdə] versus [ˈmœʁdɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Morde" vs "Mörders" - which ranks higher?
"Morde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,419 in our German list, against #38,307 for "Mörders". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Morde" and "Mörders" 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 "Mörders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,274,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Morde" and "Mörders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mörders". 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 #1,274,241 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