Which to use
“Mette” and “Motten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,587
- “Mette” frequency rank
- #34,271
- “Motten” frequency rank
- 81858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mette | Motten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Motte |
Where the eye mixes Mette and Motten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mette with Motten
A purely visual mix-up. Mette ([ˈmɛtə]) and Motten ([ˈmɔtn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81858, 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]. Motten is at rank #34,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtn̩].
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 81858, this pair ranks #167,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mette vs Motten
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Mette": -. Private to "Motten": no.
"Mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Motten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mette" and "Motten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mette" or "Motten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mette" and "Motten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Motten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mette" and "Motten" 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 #167,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.