MörderinvsMördersTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,102
“Mörderin” frequency rank
#38,307
“Mörders” frequency rank
87409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mörderin Mörders
Definition weibliche Person, die einen Mord begangen hat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mörder

Where the eye mixes Mörderin and Mörders

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

8 ch
Mörderin
7 ch
Mörders

Why the eye confuses Mörderin with Mörders

A purely visual mix-up. Mörderin ([ˈmœʁdəʁɪn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mörderin is recorded at frequency rank #49,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmœʁdəʁɪn]. 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 87409, this pair ranks #80,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Mörderin vs Mörders

Shared letters: demrö. Private to "Mörderin": in. Private to "Mörders": s.

"Mörderin" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "Mörders" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mörderin" for "Mörders" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmœʁdəʁɪn] versus [ˈmœʁdɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Mörderin" vs "Mörders" - which ranks higher?
"Mörders" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,307 in our German list, against #49,102 for "Mörderin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mörderin" 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 #80,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mörderin" and "Mörders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mörderin vs Mordserie". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #80,753 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