Which to use
“morden” is a verb and “Mörders” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,710
- “morden” frequency rank
- #38,307
- “Mörders” frequency rank
- 50017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morden | Mörders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden vorsätzlich töten, einen Mord verüben | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mörder |
Where the eye mixes morden and Mörders
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. morden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Mörders's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between morden and Mörders
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: morden is [ˈmɔʁdn̩] while Mörders is [ˈmœʁdɐs]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
morden is recorded at frequency rank #11,710, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdn̩]. 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 50017, this pair ranks #1,189,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morden vs Mörders
Shared letters: demr. Private to "morden": no. Private to "Mörders": sö.
"morden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mörders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- morden ← mmorden · mordden · mordenn · mordne · moredn · morrden · mroden · omrden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "morden" and "Mörders" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "morden" or "Mörders" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "morden" and "Mörders" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "morden" 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 #1,189,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morden" 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 #1,189,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.