Which to use
“Master” is a noun and “mustern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,602
- “Master” frequency rank
- #20,676
- “mustern” frequency rank
- 24278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Master | mustern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mittlerer akademischer Grad | etwas prüfend anschauen |
Where the eye mixes Master and mustern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Master vs mustern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Master is [ˈmaːstɐ] while mustern is [ˈmʊstɐn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Master is recorded at frequency rank #3,602, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːstɐ]. mustern is at rank #20,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊstɐn].
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 24278, this pair ranks #1,849,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Master vs mustern
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "Master": a. Private to "mustern": nu.
"Master" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mustern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Master" and "mustern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Master" or "mustern"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Master" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mustern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Master" and "mustern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mustern vs Muttern". 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 #1,849,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.