Which to use
“mieten” and “mietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,374
- “mieten” frequency rank
- #48,333
- “mietet” frequency rank
- 52707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mieten | mietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen bekommen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mieten |
Where the eye mixes mieten and mietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mieten and mietet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mieten and mietet
A purely visual mix-up. mieten ([ˈmiːtn̩]) and mietet ([ˈmiːtət]) 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 “mieten” becomes t in “mietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mieten is recorded at frequency rank #4,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmiːtn̩]. mietet is at rank #48,333, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiːtət].
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 52707, this pair ranks #1,086,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mieten vs mietet
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "mieten": n. Private to "mietet": -.
"mieten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mietet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mieten" for "mietet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mieten" vs "mietet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,086,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mieten" and "mietet" 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 #1,086,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.