Which to use
“metro” and “Mikro” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,697
- “metro” frequency rank
- #11,931
- “Mikro” frequency rank
- 22628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | metro | Mikro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die U-Bahn | technisches Gerät zur Aufnahme von Tönen |
Where the eye mixes metro and Mikro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. metro and Mikro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: metro vs Mikro
A purely visual mix-up. metro ([ˈmɛːtro]) and Mikro ([ˈmiːkʁo]) 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 22628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
metro is recorded at frequency rank #10,697, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːtro]. Mikro is at rank #11,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːkʁo].
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 22628, this pair ranks #1,871,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of metro vs Mikro
Shared letters: mor. Private to "metro": et. Private to "Mikro": ik.
"metro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mikro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "metro" and "Mikro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "metro" vs "Mikro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "metro" and "Mikro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "metro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mikro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "metro" and "Mikro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metro 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 #1,871,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.