Which to use
“Menge” and “meute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #752
- “Menge” frequency rank
- #28,764
- “meute” frequency rank
- 29516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Menge | meute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine bestimmte Anzahl von Einheiten | Gruppe zum gemeinsamen Jagen abgerichteter Hunde |
Where the eye mixes Menge and meute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Menge and meute
A purely visual mix-up. Menge ([ˈmɛŋə]) and meute ([møːt]) 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 29516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Menge is recorded at frequency rank #752, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛŋə]. meute is at rank #28,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced [møːt].
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 29516, this pair ranks #1,765,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Menge vs meute
Shared letters: em. Private to "Menge": gn. Private to "meute": tu.
"Menge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "meute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Menge" for "meute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Menge" vs "meute" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Menge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,765,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Menge" and "meute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mette vs meute". 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 #1,765,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.