Which to use
“makes” and “Mutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #46,166
- “Mutes” frequency rank
- 85056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | Mutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes makes and Mutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. makes and Mutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between makes and Mutes
A purely visual mix-up. makes ([meɪks]) and Mutes ([ˈmuːtəs]) 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 85056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
makes is recorded at frequency rank #38,890, classified as anoun, pronounced [meɪks]. Mutes is at rank #46,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtəs].
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 85056, this pair ranks #114,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs Mutes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "makes": ak. Private to "Mutes": tu.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "makes" and "Mutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "makes" or "Mutes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "makes" and "Mutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "Mutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "museo vs Mutes". 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 #114,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.