Which to use
“Mörder” and “murder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,723
- “Mörder” frequency rank
- #46,860
- “murder” frequency rank
- 51583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mörder | murder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensch, der mindestens eine Person vorsätzlich getötet und mindestens ein Mordmerkmal verwirklicht hat | Mord, Ermordung |
Letter map: Mörder vs murder
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mörder and murder apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Mörder vs murder
Mörder and murder are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - ö in “Mörder” becomes u in “murder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51583, 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]. murder is at rank #46,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 51583, this pair ranks #1,129,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mörder vs murder
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Mörder": ö. Private to "murder": u.
"Mörder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "murder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- murder ← mmurder · mruder · mudrer · murdder · murderr · murdre · muredr · murrder
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Pair "Mörder" vs "murder" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mörder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,129,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mörder" and "murder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "murder vs puzzles". 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 #1,129,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.