Which to use
“murmeln” and “murmelt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,511
- “murmeln” frequency rank
- #38,302
- “murmelt” frequency rank
- 74813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murmeln | murmelt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit gedämpfter, fast unverständlicher Stimme sprechen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murmeln |
Where the eye mixes murmeln and murmelt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. murmeln and murmelt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between murmeln and murmelt
A purely visual mix-up. murmeln ([ˈmʊʁml̩n]) and murmelt ([ˈmʊʁml̩t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “murmeln” becomes t in “murmelt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murmeln is recorded at frequency rank #36,511, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩n]. murmelt is at rank #38,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩t].
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 74813, this pair ranks #323,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of murmeln vs murmelt
Shared letters: elmru. Private to "murmeln": n. Private to "murmelt": t.
"murmeln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "murmelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "murmeln" and "murmelt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "murmeln" vs "murmelt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "murmeln" and "murmelt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "murmeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murmelt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,815 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murmeln" and "murmelt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Muriel vs murmelt". 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 #323,815 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.