Which to use
“miet” and “misst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,239
- “miet” frequency rank
- #8,755
- “misst” frequency rank
- 37994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miet | misst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mieten | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs messen |
Where the eye mixes miet and misst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. miet runs 4 letters (CVVC) against misst's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: miet vs misst
A purely visual mix-up. miet ([miːt]) and misst ([mɪst]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miet is recorded at frequency rank #29,239, classified as averb, pronounced [miːt]. misst is at rank #8,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɪst].
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 37994, this pair ranks #1,575,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miet vs misst
Shared letters: imt. Private to "miet": e. Private to "misst": s.
"miet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "misst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miet" and "misst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "miet" vs "misst" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "miet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "misst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miet" and "misst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miet 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 #1,575,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.