Which to use
“meute” and “Mutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,764
- “meute” frequency rank
- #46,166
- “Mutes” frequency rank
- 74930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meute | Mutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe zum gemeinsamen Jagen abgerichteter Hunde | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes meute and Mutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meute (CVVCV) and Mutes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses meute with Mutes
A purely visual mix-up. meute ([møːt]) and Mutes ([ˈmuːtəs]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74930, 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]. Mutes is at rank #46,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtəs].
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 74930, this pair ranks #320,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meute vs Mutes
Shared letters: emtu. Private to "meute": -. Private to "Mutes": s.
"meute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meute" and "Mutes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meute" vs "Mutes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "meute" and "Mutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meute" and "Mutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "museo vs Mutes". 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 #320,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.