movevsvikingTell them apart

Which to use

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

#16,226
“move” frequency rank
#39,704
“viking” frequency rank
55930
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature move viking
Definition Orts- oder Positionsveränderung, Bewegung während der Wikingerzeit (ca 790-1100 n. Chr.) reisende, erforschende und erobernde/plündernde Seefahrer aus dem Norden Europas

Letter map: move vs viking

Shared letters muted; letters that set move and viking apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. move runs 4 letters (CVCV) against viking's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
move
6 ch
viking

Pair insight - move / viking

move and viking 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

move is recorded at frequency rank #16,226, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. viking is at rank #39,704, 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 55930, this pair ranks #960,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of move vs viking

Shared letters: v. Private to "move": emo. Private to "viking": gikn.

"move" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "viking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • move ← mmove · moev · movve · mvoe · omve
  • viking ← ivking · viikng · vikign · vikingg · vikinng · vikking · viknig · vkiing

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "move" and "viking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "move" vs "viking" - which ranks higher?
"move" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,226 in our German list, against #39,704 for "viking". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "move" and "viking".

  • Full dictionary entry for "move" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #960,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "move" and "viking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs viking". 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 #960,110 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