Which to use
“maze” and “Mute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,065
- “maze” frequency rank
- #40,098
- “Mute” frequency rank
- 84163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maze | Mute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes maze and Mute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. maze and Mute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maze vs Mute
A purely visual mix-up. maze ([meɪz]) and Mute ([ˈmuːtə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maze is recorded at frequency rank #44,065, classified as anoun, pronounced [meɪz]. Mute is at rank #40,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtə].
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 84163, this pair ranks #128,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maze vs Mute
Shared letters: em. Private to "maze": az. Private to "Mute": tu.
"maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maze" and "Mute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maze" or "Mute"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maze" and "Mute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs maze". 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 #128,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.