Which to use
“murmelte” is a verb and “Murmeltier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,601
- “murmelte” frequency rank
- #46,161
- “Murmeltier” frequency rank
- 93762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murmelte | Murmeltier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs murmeln | großes, winterschlafendes Nagetier der Alpen und Karpaten; Art der gleichnamigen Gattung |
Where the eye mixes murmelte and Murmeltier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. murmelte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Murmeltier's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between murmelte and Murmeltier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: murmelte is [ˈmʊʁml̩tə] while Murmeltier is [ˈmʊʁml̩ˌtiːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murmelte is recorded at frequency rank #47,601, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩tə]. Murmeltier is at rank #46,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊʁml̩ˌtiːɐ̯].
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 93762, this pair ranks #20,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of murmelte vs Murmeltier
Shared letters: elmrtu. Private to "murmelte": -. Private to "Murmeltier": i.
"murmelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Murmeltier" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- murmelte ← mmurmelte · mrumelte · mumrelte · muremlte · murmelet · murmellte · murmeltte · murmetle
- Murmeltier ← mmurmeltier · mrumeltier · mumreltier · muremltier · murmeliter · murmelltier · murmelteir · murmeltierr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "murmelte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Murmeltier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murmelte" and "Murmeltier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "murmelt vs murmelte". 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 #20,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.