Which to use
“mies” is an adjective and “mme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,597
- “mies” frequency rank
- #46,851
- “mme” frequency rank
- 55448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mies | mme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel | Mutter |
Where the eye mixes mies and mme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mies vs mme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mies is [miːs] while mme is [m̩mɛ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55448, 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]. mme is at rank #46,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced [m̩mɛ].
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 55448, this pair ranks #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mies vs mme
Shared letters: em. Private to "mies": is. Private to "mme": -.
"mies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mies ← imes · meis · miess · mise · mmies
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mies" and "mme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Memel vs mme". 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 #979,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.