# mattes vs mitten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mattes
*adjective · IPA [ˈmatəs] · frequency rank #38,895*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs matt

### mitten
*adverb · IPA [ˈmɪtn̩] · frequency rank #1,817*
in der Mitte, in die Mitte

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mattes-vs-mitten