Which to use
“mähen” and “mixen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,426
- “mähen” frequency rank
- #41,349
- “mixen” frequency rank
- 68775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mähen | mixen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Sense, Sichel, mit einer Mähmaschine Pflanzen bis zum Ansatz dicht über dem Erdboden wegschneiden | etwas, insbesondere alkoholische Getränke mischen |
Where the eye mixes mähen and mixen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mähen and mixen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mähen and mixen
A purely visual mix-up. mähen ([ˈmɛːən]) and mixen ([ˈmɪksn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mähen is recorded at frequency rank #27,426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛːən]. mixen is at rank #41,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪksn̩].
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 68775, this pair ranks #497,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mähen vs mixen
Shared letters: emn. Private to "mähen": hä. Private to "mixen": ix.
"mähen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mixen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mixen ← imxen · miexn · mixenn · mixne · mixxen · mmixen · mxien
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mähen" for "mixen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mähen" vs "mixen" - which ranks higher?
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 "mähen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #497,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mähen" and "mixen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs mixen". 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 #497,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.