morivsmurConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,337
“mori” frequency rank
#26,534
“mur” frequency rank
61871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mori mur
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muri 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muren

Where the eye mixes mori and mur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mori
3 ch
mur

Look-alike desk: mori vs mur

A purely visual mix-up. mori ([morʲ]) and mur ([muːɐ̯]) 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 61871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mori is recorded at frequency rank #35,337, classified as averb, pronounced [morʲ]. mur is at rank #26,534, tagged as averb, pronounced [muːɐ̯].

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 61871, this pair ranks #733,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mori vs mur

Shared letters: mr. Private to "mori": io. Private to "mur": u.

"mori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morimmori · moir · morri · mroi · omri

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mori" and "mur" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([morʲ] versus [muːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mori" vs "mur" - which ranks higher?
"mur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,534 in our German list, against #35,337 for "mori". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "mori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #733,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mori" and "mur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mori". 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 #733,586 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