Which to use
“meg” is an adverb and “Mut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,681
- “meg” frequency rank
- #2,405
- “Mut” frequency rank
- 34086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meg | Mut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum: kennzeichnet eine Handlung als abgeschlossen | Geisteshaltung, bei der Handlungen in einer gefährlichen, kritischen oder waghalsigen Situation energisch und furchtlos ausgeführt werden |
Where the eye mixes meg and Mut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meg with Mut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meg is [mɛɡ] while Mut is [muːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meg is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as anadv, pronounced [mɛɡ]. Mut is at rank #2,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muːt].
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 34086, this pair ranks #1,671,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meg vs Mut
Shared letters: m. Private to "meg": eg. Private to "Mut": tu.
"meg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meg" and "Mut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "meg" or "Mut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meg" and "Mut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meg vs mme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,671,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.