meavsMtTell them apart

Quick tell: mea is a pronoun, Mt is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mea” is a pronoun and “Mt” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,498
“mea” frequency rank
#8,757
“Mt” frequency rank
45255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mea Mt
Definition Possessivpronomen der 1. Person Singular ‚mein‘, ‚meine‘ Matthäusevangelium

Where the eye mixes mea and Mt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
mea
2 ch
Mt

Visual trap between mea and Mt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mea is [ˈmea] while Mt is [ɛmˈteː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mea is recorded at frequency rank #36,498, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈmea]. Mt is at rank #8,757, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛmˈteː].

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 45255, this pair ranks #1,359,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mea vs Mt

Shared letters: m. Private to "mea": ae. Private to "Mt": t.

"mea" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "Mt" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mea" and "Mt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mea" is a pronoun and "Mt" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mea" or "Mt"?
"Mt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,757 in our German list, against #36,498 for "mea". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mea" and "Mt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,359,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mea" and "Mt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mea vs mora". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,359,284 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