Which to use
“Masters” is a noun and “mustern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,928
- “Masters” frequency rank
- #20,676
- “mustern” frequency rank
- 32604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Masters | mustern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spitzensportlern vorbehaltene Sportveranstaltung | etwas prüfend anschauen |
Where the eye mixes Masters and mustern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Masters vs mustern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Masters is [ˈmɑːstəz] while mustern is [ˈmʊstɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Masters is recorded at frequency rank #11,928, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɑːstəz]. 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 32604, this pair ranks #1,704,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Masters vs mustern
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "Masters": a. Private to "mustern": nu.
"Masters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mustern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Masters" for "mustern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Masters" vs "mustern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Masters" 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 #1,704,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Masters" 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 #1,704,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.