Which to use
“mieser” and “mieses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,828
- “mieser” frequency rank
- #30,686
- “mieses” frequency rank
- 53514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mieser | mieses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mies | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mies |
Where the eye mixes mieser and mieses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mieser and mieses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mieser with mieses
A purely visual mix-up. mieser ([ˈmiːzɐ]) 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 - r in “mieser” becomes s in “mieses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mieser is recorded at frequency rank #22,828, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmiːzɐ]. 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 53514, this pair ranks #1,055,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mieser vs mieses
Shared letters: eims. Private to "mieser": r. Private to "mieses": -.
"mieser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mieses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mieser" for "mieses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mieser" vs "mieses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mieser" and "mieses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mieser" 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 #1,055,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mieser" 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 #1,055,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.