Which to use
“Miete” and “Mieters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,603
- “Miete” frequency rank
- #47,588
- “Mieters” frequency rank
- 51191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Miete | Mieters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das zu zahlende Entgelt für die (zeitweilige) Nutzung beziehungsweise Überlassung bestimmter Einrichtungen (vor allem Wohnungen oder Ähnlichem), Gegenständen oder (veraltet) Dienstleistungen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mieter |
Where the eye mixes Miete and Mieters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Miete runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Mieters's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Miete vs Mieters
A purely visual mix-up. Miete ([ˈmiːtə]) and Mieters ([ˈmiːtɐs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Miete” sits inside “Mieters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Miete is recorded at frequency rank #3,603, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtə]. Mieters is at rank #47,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtɐs].
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 51191, this pair ranks #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Miete vs Mieters
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "Miete": -. Private to "Mieters": rs.
"Miete" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Mieters" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Miete" and "Mieters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Miete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mieters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Miete" and "Mieters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mieters 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 #1,145,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.