Which to use
“mer” is a noun and “mu” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,134
- “mer” frequency rank
- #18,336
- “mu” frequency rank
- 28470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mer | mu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Meer, die See | Genitiv Singular des Personalpronomens mina |
Letter map: mer vs mu
Shared letters muted; letters that set mer and mu apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for mer / mu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mer is anoun and muanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mer is recorded at frequency rank #10,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [mεːʀ]. mu is at rank #18,336, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].
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 28470, this pair ranks #1,784,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mer vs mu
Shared letters: m. Private to "mer": er. Private to "mu": u.
"mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mu" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mer" and "mu" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mer" or "mu" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "mer" and "mu". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,207 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mer" and "mu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mu vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,784,207 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.