Which to use
“Mette” and “Mitte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,587
- “Mette” frequency rank
- #660
- “Mitte” frequency rank
- 48247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mette | Mitte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet | Mittelpunkt, Zentrum |
Where the eye mixes Mette and Mitte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mette vs Mitte
A purely visual mix-up. Mette ([ˈmɛtə]) and Mitte ([ˈmɪtə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Mette” becomes i in “Mitte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mette is recorded at frequency rank #47,587, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛtə]. Mitte is at rank #660, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtə].
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 48247, this pair ranks #1,255,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mette vs Mitte
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Mette": -. Private to "Mitte": i.
"Mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mette" and "Mitte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Mette" or "Mitte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,255,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mette" and "Mitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze 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 #1,255,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.