Which to use
“meute” and “Motte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,764
- “meute” frequency rank
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- 61441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meute | Motte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe zum gemeinsamen Jagen abgerichteter Hunde | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt |
Where the eye mixes meute and Motte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. meute (CVVCV) and Motte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between meute and Motte
A purely visual mix-up. meute ([møːt]) and Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) 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 61441, 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]. Motte is at rank #32,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə].
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 61441, this pair ranks #749,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meute vs Motte
Shared letters: emt. Private to "meute": u. Private to "Motte": o.
"meute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meute" and "Motte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "meute" or "Motte"?
After this comparison
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 "Motte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #749,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meute" and "Motte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs Motte". 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 #749,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.