Which to use
“morden” is a verb and “Mörser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,710
- “morden” frequency rank
- #38,912
- “Mörser” frequency rank
- 50622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | morden | Mörser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden vorsätzlich töten, einen Mord verüben | dickwandiges Gefäß zum Zerstoßen von Pflanzenteilen oder Ähnlichem mittels eines Stößels |
Where the eye mixes morden and Mörser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. morden and Mörser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: morden vs Mörser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: morden is [ˈmɔʁdn̩] while Mörser is [ˈmœʁzɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50622, 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]. Mörser is at rank #38,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁzɐ].
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 50622, this pair ranks #1,166,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of morden vs Mörser
Shared letters: emr. Private to "morden": dno. Private to "Mörser": sö.
"morden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mörser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- morden ← mmorden · mordden · mordenn · mordne · moredn · morrden · mroden · omrden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "morden" for "Mörser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "morden" vs "Mörser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "morden" and "Mörser" 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 "Mörser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,166,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "morden" and "Mörser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mauser vs Mörser". 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 #1,166,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.