Which to use
“Mauer” and “Mäuse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,057
- “Mauer” frequency rank
- #12,350
- “Mäuse” frequency rank
- 15407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mauer | Mäuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wand eines Gebäudes aus Stein, Beton oder auch Lehm | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maus |
Where the eye mixes Mauer and Mäuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mauer vs Mäuse
A purely visual mix-up. Mauer ([ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]) and Mäuse ([ˈmɔɪ̯zə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mauer is recorded at frequency rank #3,057, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]. Mäuse is at rank #12,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔɪ̯zə].
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 15407, this pair ranks #1,944,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mauer vs Mäuse
Shared letters: emu. Private to "Mauer": ar. Private to "Mäuse": sä.
"Mauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Mäuse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mauer ← amuer · maeur · mauerr · maure · mmauer · muaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mauer" for "Mäuse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Mauer" or "Mäuse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mauer" and "Mäuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mauer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mäuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mauer" and "Mäuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mäuse vs Mauser". 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 #1,944,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.