Which to use
“mies” is an adjective and “Mist” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,597
- “mies” frequency rank
- #2,554
- “Mist” frequency rank
- 11151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mies | Mist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel | als Schimpfwort beziehungsweise Fluch verwendeter Ausdruck |
Where the eye mixes mies and Mist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mies vs Mist
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mies is [miːs] while Mist is [mɪst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11151, 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]. Mist is at rank #2,554, tagged as anintj, pronounced [mɪst].
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 11151, this pair ranks #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mies vs Mist
Shared letters: ims. Private to "mies": e. Private to "Mist": t.
"mies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Mist" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mies" and "Mist" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mies" or "Mist" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Mist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mies" and "Mist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mies vs Milfs". 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 #1,971,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.