Which to use
“murr” is a verb and “Muss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,856
- “murr” frequency rank
- #83
- “Muss” frequency rank
- 27939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | murr | Muss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs murren | etwas, das absolut notwendig ist |
Where the eye mixes murr and Muss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: murr vs Muss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: murr is [mʊʁ] while Muss is [mʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
murr is recorded at frequency rank #27,856, classified as averb, pronounced [mʊʁ]. Muss is at rank #83, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊs].
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 27939, this pair ranks #1,793,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of murr vs Muss
Shared letters: mu. Private to "murr": r. Private to "Muss": s.
"murr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Muss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "murr" for "Muss" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "murr" or "Muss" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "murr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Muss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "murr" and "Muss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs murr". 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 #1,793,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.