MethvsmichWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Meth is a noun, mich is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Meth” is a noun and “mich” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,629
“Meth” frequency rank
#69
“mich” frequency rank
18698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meth mich
Definition Crystal Meth [1] Akkusativ Singular des Personalpronomens ich

Where the eye mixes Meth and mich

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Meth
4 ch
mich

Visual trap between Meth and mich

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Meth is [mɛθ] while mich is [mɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Meth is recorded at frequency rank #18,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛθ]. mich is at rank #69, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [mɪç].

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 18698, this pair ranks #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Meth vs mich

Shared letters: hm. Private to "Meth": et. Private to "mich": ci.

"Meth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mich" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Methemth · meht · methh · metth · mmeth · mteh
  • michimch · mcih · micch · michh · mihc · mmich

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meth" and "mich" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Meth" is a noun and "mich" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Meth" vs "mich" - which ranks higher?
"mich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #69 in our German list, against #18,629 for "Meth". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Meth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Meth" and "mich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meth vs Mette". 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 #1,915,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list