Which to use
“Mörder” and “Mordes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,723
- “Mörder” frequency rank
- #10,140
- “Mordes” frequency rank
- 14863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mörder | Mordes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensch, der mindestens eine Person vorsätzlich getötet und mindestens ein Mordmerkmal verwirklicht hat | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mord |
Where the eye mixes Mörder and Mordes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mörder vs Mordes
A purely visual mix-up. Mörder ([ˈmœʁdɐ]) and Mordes ([ˈmɔʁdəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14863, 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]. Mordes is at rank #10,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdəs].
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 14863, this pair ranks #1,948,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mörder vs Mordes
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Mörder": ö. Private to "Mordes": os.
"Mörder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mordes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mordes ← mmordes · modres · morddes · mordess · mordse · moreds · morrdes · mrodes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mörder" for "Mordes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Mörder" or "Mordes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mörder" and "Mordes" 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 "Mordes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mörder" and "Mordes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moden vs Mordes". 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 #1,948,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.