Which to use
“mur” is a verb and “Murks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,534
- “mur” frequency rank
- #40,715
- “Murks” frequency rank
- 67249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mur | Murks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muren | Arbeit mit schlechtem, fehlerhaftem oder unordentlichem Ergebnis |
Where the eye mixes mur and Murks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mur vs Murks
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mur is [muːɐ̯] while Murks is [mʊʁks]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mur” sits inside “Murks”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mur is recorded at frequency rank #26,534, classified as averb, pronounced [muːɐ̯]. Murks is at rank #40,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊʁks].
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 67249, this pair ranks #546,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mur vs Murks
Shared letters: mru. Private to "mur": -. Private to "Murks": ks.
"mur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Murks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Murks ← mmurks · mruks · mukrs · murkks · murkss · murrks · mursk · umrks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mur" and "Murks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mur" or "Murks" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mur" and "Murks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Murks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #546,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mur" and "Murks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Murks vs Mutes". 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 #546,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.