Which to use
“Meter” and “Mutter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #753
- “Meter” frequency rank
- #470
- “Mutter” frequency rank
- 1223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meter | Mutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | SI-Basiseinheit für die Länge; eine Strecke, die das Licht im Vakuum in 1/299.792.458 Sekunden zurücklegt | weiblicher Elternteil, der seine Kinder aufzieht und versorgt; Frau, welche ein oder mehrere Kinder geboren hat |
Where the eye mixes Meter and Mutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Meter ([ˈmeːtɐ]) and Mutter ([ˈmʊtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meter is recorded at frequency rank #753, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːtɐ]. Mutter is at rank #470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐ].
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 1223, this pair ranks #2,004,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meter vs Mutter
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "Meter": -. Private to "Mutter": u.
"Meter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mutter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC