MördervsMördersTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,723
“Mörder” frequency rank
#38,307
“Mörders” frequency rank
43030
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mörder Mörders
Definition Mensch, der mindestens eine Person vorsätzlich getötet und mindestens ein Mordmerkmal verwirklicht hat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mörder

Where the eye mixes Mörder and Mörders

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Mörder
7 ch
Mörders

Visual trap between Mörder and Mörders

A purely visual mix-up. Mörder ([ˈmœʁdɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Mörder” sits inside “Mörders”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mörder is recorded at frequency rank #4,723, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdɐ]. 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 43030, this pair ranks #1,430,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mörder vs Mörders

Shared letters: demrö. Private to "Mörder": -. Private to "Mörders": s.

"Mörder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Mörders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mörder" for "Mörders" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmœʁdɐ] versus [ˈmœʁdɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Mörder" or "Mörders"?
"Mörder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,723 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Mörder" and "Mörders" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mörder" 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 #1,430,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mörder" and "Mörders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mörders". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,430,779 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