Which to use
“morden” is a verb and “Morgen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,710
- “morden” frequency rank
- #333
- “Morgen” frequency rank
- 12043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morden | Morgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden vorsätzlich töten, einen Mord verüben | Tageszeit zwischen Nacht und Vormittag |
Where the eye mixes morden and Morgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. morden and Morgen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between morden and Morgen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: morden is [ˈmɔʁdn̩] while Morgen is [ˈmɔʁɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “morden” becomes g in “Morgen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12043, 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]. Morgen is at rank #333, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁɡn̩].
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 12043, this pair ranks #1,966,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of morden vs Morgen
Shared letters: emnor. Private to "morden": d. Private to "Morgen": g.
"morden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Morgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "morden" for "Morgen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "morden" or "Morgen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "morden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Morgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morden" and "Morgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden vs morden". 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 #1,966,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.