Which to use
“Mette” and “Mutter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,587
- “Mette” frequency rank
- #470
- “Mutter” frequency rank
- 48057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mette | Mutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet | weiblicher Elternteil, der seine Kinder aufzieht und versorgt; Frau, welche ein oder mehrere Kinder geboren hat |
Where the eye mixes Mette and Mutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mette vs Mutter
A purely visual mix-up. Mette ([ˈmɛtə]) and Mutter ([ˈmʊtɐ]) 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 48057, 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]. Mutter is at rank #470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐ].
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 48057, this pair ranks #1,262,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mette vs Mutter
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Mette": -. Private to "Mutter": ru.
"Mette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mutter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mette" and "Mutter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Mette" or "Mutter"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Mette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mette" and "Mutter" 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 #1,262,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.