Which to use
“Miese” and “mis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,202
- “Miese” frequency rank
- #37,676
- “mis” frequency rank
- 50878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Miese | mis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negative Punkte innerhalb eines Systems, welches die Leistung einer Sache oder einer Person bewertet | rotes, leicht formbares Metall, das sich gut als Stromleiter eignet; Kupfer |
Where the eye mixes Miese and mis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Miese runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against mis's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Miese and mis
A purely visual mix-up. Miese ([ˈmiːzə]) and mis ([mis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50878, 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]. mis is at rank #37,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mis].
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 50878, this pair ranks #1,156,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Miese vs mis
Shared letters: ims. Private to "Miese": e. Private to "mis": -.
"Miese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Miese ← imese · meise · miees · miesse · misee · mmiese
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Miese" and "mis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Miese" or "mis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Miese" and "mis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Miese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,156,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Miese" and "mis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs mis". 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 #1,156,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.