müdenvsMünderWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: müden is a adjective, Münder is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“müden” is an adjective and “Münder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,858
“müden” frequency rank
#42,697
“Münder” frequency rank
70555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature müden Münder
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs müde Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mund

Where the eye mixes müden and Münder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. müden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Münder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
müden
6 ch
Münder

Visual trap between müden and Münder

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: müden is [ˈmyːdn̩] while Münder is [ˈmʏndɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

müden is recorded at frequency rank #27,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːdn̩]. Münder is at rank #42,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʏndɐ].

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 70555, this pair ranks #442,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of müden vs Münder

Shared letters: demnü. Private to "müden": -. Private to "Münder": r.

"müden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Münder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "müden" and "Münder" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "müden" is an adjective and "Münder" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "müden" vs "Münder" - which ranks higher?
"müden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,858 in our German list, against #42,697 for "Münder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "müden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Münder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #442,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "müden" and "Münder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Münder vs murder". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #442,794 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