Which to use
“Mulde” and “Münze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,976
- “Mulde” frequency rank
- #8,912
- “Münze” frequency rank
- 35888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mulde | Münze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längliches, abgerundetes Gefäß mit einer flachen Vertiefung, das sowohl aus einem Stück als auch aus einem Material gefertigt ist | flaches, meist kreisförmiges und geprägtes Stück Metall, das als Zahlungsmittel benutzt wird |
Where the eye mixes Mulde and Münze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mulde vs Münze
A purely visual mix-up. Mulde ([ˈmʊldə]) and Münze ([ˈmʏnt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mulde is recorded at frequency rank #26,976, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊldə]. Münze is at rank #8,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʏnt͡sə].
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 35888, this pair ranks #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mulde vs Münze
Shared letters: em. Private to "Mulde": dlu. Private to "Münze": nzü.
"Mulde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Münze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mulde ← mlude · mmulde · mudle · muldde · muled · mullde · umlde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mulde" for "Münze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mulde" vs "Münze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mulde" and "Münze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mulde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Münze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mulde" and "Münze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mulde vs murder". 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 #1,629,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.