Which to use
“Meter” and “Mutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #753
- “Meter” frequency rank
- #46,166
- “Mutes” frequency rank
- 46919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meter | Mutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | SI-Basiseinheit für die Länge; eine Strecke, die das Licht im Vakuum in 1/299.792.458 Sekunden zurücklegt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes Meter and Mutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Meter vs Mutes
A purely visual mix-up. Meter ([ˈmeːtɐ]) and Mutes ([ˈmuːtəs]) 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 46919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meter is recorded at frequency rank #753, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːtɐ]. Mutes is at rank #46,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtəs].
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 46919, this pair ranks #1,302,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meter vs Mutes
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Meter": r. Private to "Mutes": su.
"Meter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meter" and "Mutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Meter" or "Mutes" 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 "Meter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,302,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meter" and "Mutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "museo vs Mutes". 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 #1,302,445 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.