Which to use
“Meile” and “Mette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,698
- “Meile” frequency rank
- #47,587
- “Mette” frequency rank
- 63285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meile | Mette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Längenmaß in der Größenordnung von 1 bis 11 Kilometer, früher in Deutschland und Österreich etwa 7,5 Kilometer entsprechend, noch heute offiziell im Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten Staaten (1,609 Kilometer) sowie inoffiziell noch in Norwegen und Schweden (10 Kilometer) | christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet |
Where the eye mixes Meile and Mette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Meile (CVVCV) and Mette (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Meile and Mette
A purely visual mix-up. Meile ([ˈmaɪ̯lə]) and Mette ([ˈmɛtə]) 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 63285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meile is recorded at frequency rank #15,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. Mette is at rank #47,587, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛtə].
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 63285, this pair ranks #682,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meile vs Mette
Shared letters: em. Private to "Meile": il. Private to "Mette": t.
"Meile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Meile" and "Mette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #682,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meile" and "Mette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Mette". 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 #682,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.