Which to use
“mer” and “Mut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,134
- “mer” frequency rank
- #2,405
- “Mut” frequency rank
- 12539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mer | Mut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Meer, die See | Geisteshaltung, bei der Handlungen in einer gefährlichen, kritischen oder waghalsigen Situation energisch und furchtlos ausgeführt werden |
Where the eye mixes mer and Mut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mer with Mut
A purely visual mix-up. mer ([mεːʀ]) and Mut ([muːt]) 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 12539, 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]. 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 12539, this pair ranks #1,963,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mer vs Mut
Shared letters: m. Private to "mer": er. Private to "Mut": tu.
"mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mer" for "Mut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mer" vs "Mut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mer" and "Mut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" 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 #1,963,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mer" and "Mut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mer vs mora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,963,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.