Which to use
“mähen” is a verb and “Mythen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,426
- “mähen” frequency rank
- #11,100
- “Mythen” frequency rank
- 38526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mähen | Mythen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Sense, Sichel, mit einer Mähmaschine Pflanzen bis zum Ansatz dicht über dem Erdboden wegschneiden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mythos |
Where the eye mixes mähen and Mythen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mähen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Mythen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mähen and Mythen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mähen is [ˈmɛːən] while Mythen is [ˈmyːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 38526, 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]. Mythen is at rank #11,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːtn̩].
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 38526, this pair ranks #1,561,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mähen vs Mythen
Shared letters: ehmn. Private to "mähen": ä. Private to "Mythen": ty.
"mähen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mythen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mythen ← mmythen · mtyhen · myhten · mytehn · mythenn · mythhen · mythne · mytthen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mähen" for "Mythen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mähen" vs "Mythen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mähen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mythen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,561,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mähen" and "Mythen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mähen vs mailen". 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 #1,561,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.