Which to use
“Miese” and “Minze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,202
- “Miese” frequency rank
- #33,189
- “Minze” frequency rank
- 46391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Miese | Minze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negative Punkte innerhalb eines Systems, welches die Leistung einer Sache oder einer Person bewertet | die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten |
Where the eye mixes Miese and Minze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Miese (CVVCV) and Minze (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Miese and Minze
A purely visual mix-up. Miese ([ˈmiːzə]) and Minze ([ˈmɪnt͡sə]) 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 46391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Miese is recorded at frequency rank #13,202, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːzə]. Minze is at rank #33,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪnt͡sə].
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 46391, this pair ranks #1,320,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Miese vs Minze
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Miese": s. Private to "Minze": nz.
"Miese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Minze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Miese" for "Minze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Miese" or "Minze" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Miese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Minze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,320,689 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Miese" and "Minze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Minze". 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 #1,320,689 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.