Which to use
“mies” is an adjective and “miet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,597
- “mies” frequency rank
- #29,239
- “miet” frequency rank
- 37836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mies | miet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mieten |
Where the eye mixes mies and miet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mies and miet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mies with miet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mies is [miːs] while miet is [miːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “mies” becomes t in “miet”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mies is recorded at frequency rank #8,597, classified as anadj, pronounced [miːs]. miet is at rank #29,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [miːt].
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 37836, this pair ranks #1,579,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mies vs miet
Shared letters: eim. Private to "mies": s. Private to "miet": t.
"mies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "miet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mies" and "miet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mies" vs "miet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,579,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mies" and "miet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miet vs mietet". 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 #1,579,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.