Which to use
“meute” and “Mitte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,764
- “meute” frequency rank
- #660
- “Mitte” frequency rank
- 29424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meute | Mitte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe zum gemeinsamen Jagen abgerichteter Hunde | Mittelpunkt, Zentrum |
Where the eye mixes meute and Mitte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. meute (CVVCV) and Mitte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: meute vs Mitte
A purely visual mix-up. meute ([møːt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29424, 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]. 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 29424, this pair ranks #1,767,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meute vs Mitte
Shared letters: emt. Private to "meute": u. Private to "Mitte": i.
"meute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mitte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meute" and "Mitte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "meute" or "Mitte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meute" 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 #1,767,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meute" and "Mitte" 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 #1,767,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.