MündervsmündetTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#42,697
“Münder” frequency rank
#17,659
“mündet” frequency rank
60356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Münder mündet
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mund 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs münden

Where the eye mixes Münder and mündet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Münder and mündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Münder
6 ch
mündet

Visual trap between Münder and mündet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Münder is [ˈmʏndɐ] while mündet is [ˈmʏndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Münder” becomes t in “mündet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Münder is recorded at frequency rank #42,697, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʏndɐ]. mündet is at rank #17,659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏndət].

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 60356, this pair ranks #790,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Münder vs mündet

Shared letters: demnü. Private to "Münder": r. Private to "mündet": t.

"Münder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "mündet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Münder" for "mündet" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Münder" is a noun and "mündet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Münder" or "mündet"?
"mündet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,659 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Münder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #790,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Münder" and "mündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Münder vs murder". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #790,056 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