Which to use
“murmelt” and “murmelte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,302
- “murmelt” frequency rank
- #47,601
- “murmelte” frequency rank
- 85903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murmelt | murmelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murmeln | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs murmeln |
Where the eye mixes murmelt and murmelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. murmelt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against murmelte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses murmelt with murmelte
A purely visual mix-up. murmelt ([ˈmʊʁml̩t]) and murmelte ([ˈmʊʁml̩tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “murmelt” sits inside “murmelte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murmelt is recorded at frequency rank #38,302, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩t]. murmelte is at rank #47,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩tə].
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 85903, this pair ranks #101,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of murmelt vs murmelte
Shared letters: elmrtu. Private to "murmelt": -. Private to "murmelte": -.
"murmelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "murmelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "murmelt" and "murmelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "murmelt" or "murmelte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "murmelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murmelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murmelt" and "murmelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "murmelte vs Murmeltier". 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 #101,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.