Which to use
“Mulde” and “murder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,976
- “Mulde” frequency rank
- #46,860
- “murder” frequency rank
- 73836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mulde | murder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | längliches, abgerundetes Gefäß mit einer flachen Vertiefung, das sowohl aus einem Stück als auch aus einem Material gefertigt ist | Mord, Ermordung |
Letter map: Mulde vs murder
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mulde and murder apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Mulde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against murder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Mulde / murder
Mulde and murder 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73836, 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]. murder is at rank #46,860, 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 73836, this pair ranks #349,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mulde vs murder
Shared letters: demu. Private to "Mulde": l. Private to "murder": r.
"Mulde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "murder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mulde" for "murder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mulde" or "murder"?
What to do next
You've compared "Mulde" and "murder". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mulde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mulde" and "murder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "murder vs puzzles". 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 #349,687 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.