Which to use
“mort” and “Motte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,299
- “mort” frequency rank
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- 70976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mort | Motte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Tod | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt |
Where the eye mixes mort and Motte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mort runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Motte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mort vs Motte
A purely visual mix-up. mort ([mɔʁ]) and Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) 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 70976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mort is recorded at frequency rank #38,299, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɔʁ]. Motte is at rank #32,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə].
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 70976, this pair ranks #430,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mort vs Motte
Shared letters: mot. Private to "mort": r. Private to "Motte": e.
"mort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which is more common, "mort" or "Motte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mort" and "Motte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Motte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mort" and "Motte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mort". 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 #430,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.