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“Mami” and “mma” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,356
“Mami” frequency rank
#39,528
“mma” frequency rank
53884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mami mma
Definition Koseform von Mama Plural des Substantivs ɔba

Letter map: Mami vs mma

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mami and mma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Mami
3 ch
mma

Spelling & dictionary notes on Mami vs mma

Mami and mma are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mami is recorded at frequency rank #14,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmami]. mma is at rank #39,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 53884, this pair ranks #1,040,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mami vs mma

Shared letters: am. Private to "Mami": i. Private to "mma": -.

"Mami" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mma" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mamiammi · maim · mammi · mmai · mmami

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mami" and "mma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Mami" vs "mma" - which ranks higher?
"Mami" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,356 in our German list, against #39,528 for "mma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mami" and "mma".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mami" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,040,591 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mami" and "mma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mma vs puzzles". 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 #1,040,591 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list