meetvsmutetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,232
“meet” frequency rank
#39,536
“mutet” frequency rank
62768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meet mutet
Definition jemanden treffen, jemandem begegnen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten

Where the eye mixes meet and mutet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
meet
5 ch
mutet

Why the eye confuses meet with mutet

A purely visual mix-up. meet ([miːt]) and mutet ([ˈmuːtət]) 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 62768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meet is recorded at frequency rank #23,232, classified as averb, pronounced [miːt]. mutet is at rank #39,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmuːtət].

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 62768, this pair ranks #700,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meet vs mutet

Shared letters: emt. Private to "meet": -. Private to "mutet": u.

"meet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "mutet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meetemet · meett · met · mete · mmeet
  • mutetmmutet · mtuet · muett · mutett · mutte · muttet · umtet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meet" and "mutet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([miːt] versus [ˈmuːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "meet" or "mutet"?
"meet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,232 in our German list, against #39,536 for "mutet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "meet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #700,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "meet" and "mutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mietet vs mutet". 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 #700,984 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