Which to use
“meute” and “Minute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,764
- “meute” frequency rank
- #1,398
- “Minute” frequency rank
- 30162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meute | Minute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe zum gemeinsamen Jagen abgerichteter Hunde | der 60. Teil einer Stunde |
Where the eye mixes meute and Minute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meute and Minute
A purely visual mix-up. meute ([møːt]) and Minute ([miˈnuːtə]) 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 30162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meute is recorded at frequency rank #28,764, classified as anoun, pronounced [møːt]. Minute is at rank #1,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈnuːtə].
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 30162, this pair ranks #1,753,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meute vs Minute
Shared letters: emtu. Private to "meute": -. Private to "Minute": in.
"meute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Minute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meute" and "Minute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meute" vs "Minute" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Minute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meute" and "Minute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mette vs meute". 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 #1,753,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.