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“Mett” and “mont” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,763
“Mett” frequency rank
#20,007
“mont” frequency rank
48770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mett mont
Definition gewürztes Hackfleisch vom Schwein, manchmal auch mit Zwiebelstücken gemischt; kann roh gegessen oder wie Hackfleisch weiterverarbeitet werden der Berg

Letter map: Mett vs mont

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mett and mont apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Mett and mont follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Mett
4 ch
mont

Pair insight - Mett / mont

Mett and mont are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mett is recorded at frequency rank #28,763, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛt]. mont is at rank #20,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 48770, this pair ranks #1,236,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mett vs mont

Shared letters: mt. Private to "Mett": e. Private to "mont": no.

"Mett" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mettemtt · mmett · mtet
  • montmmont · mnot · monnt · montt · motn · omnt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mett" for "mont" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Mett" or "mont" show up more?
"mont" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,007 in our German list, against #28,763 for "Mett". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mett" and "mont".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mett" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,236,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mett" and "mont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mett 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 #1,236,291 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