Which to use
“miesen” and “mieses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,668
- “miesen” frequency rank
- #30,686
- “mieses” frequency rank
- 51354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miesen | mieses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs mies | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mies |
Where the eye mixes miesen and mieses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miesen and mieses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between miesen and mieses
A purely visual mix-up. miesen ([ˈmiːzn̩]) and mieses ([ˈmiːzəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “miesen” becomes s in “mieses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miesen is recorded at frequency rank #20,668, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmiːzn̩]. mieses is at rank #30,686, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmiːzəs].
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 51354, this pair ranks #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of miesen vs mieses
Shared letters: eims. Private to "miesen": n. Private to "mieses": -.
"miesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mieses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "miesen" for "mieses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "miesen" vs "mieses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mieses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miesen" and "mieses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mieses 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 #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.