Which to use
“Metern” is a noun and “mieten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,848
- “Metern” frequency rank
- #4,374
- “mieten” frequency rank
- 7222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Metern | mieten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meter | gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen bekommen |
Where the eye mixes Metern and mieten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Metern (CVCVCC) and mieten (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Metern vs mieten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Metern is [ˈmeːtɐn] while mieten is [ˈmiːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Metern is recorded at frequency rank #2,848, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːtɐn]. mieten is at rank #4,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiːtn̩].
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 7222, this pair ranks #1,988,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Metern vs mieten
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "Metern": r. Private to "mieten": i.
"Metern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "mieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Metern" for "mieten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Metern" vs "mieten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Metern" and "mieten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Metern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Metern" and "mieten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mieten vs mietet". 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 #1,988,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.