matavsMutConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,084
“mata” frequency rank
#2,405
“Mut” frequency rank
42489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mata Mut
Definition Plural des Substantivs mace Geisteshaltung, bei der Handlungen in einer gefährlichen, kritischen oder waghalsigen Situation energisch und furchtlos ausgeführt werden

Where the eye mixes mata and Mut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mata
3 ch
Mut

Look-alike desk: mata vs Mut

A purely visual mix-up. mata ([máːtáː]) and Mut ([muːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mata is recorded at frequency rank #40,084, classified as anoun, pronounced [máːtáː]. Mut is at rank #2,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muːt].

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 42489, this pair ranks #1,447,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mata vs Mut

Shared letters: mt. Private to "mata": a. Private to "Mut": u.

"mata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Mut" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mataamta · maat · matta · mmata · mtaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mata" and "Mut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([máːtáː] versus [muːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mata" vs "Mut" - which ranks higher?
"Mut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,405 in our German list, against #40,084 for "mata". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,447,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mata" and "Mut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mata vs mora". 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 #1,447,719 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