Which to use
“mig” is an unknown and “mis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,671
- “mig” frequency rank
- #37,676
- “mis” frequency rank
- 75347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mig | mis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ des Personalpronomens jeg | rotes, leicht formbares Metall, das sich gut als Stromleiter eignet; Kupfer |
Where the eye mixes mig and mis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mig and mis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mig vs mis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mig is [ˈmɑj] while mis is [mis]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “mig” becomes s in “mis”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mig is recorded at frequency rank #37,671, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmɑj]. mis is at rank #37,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mis].
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 75347, this pair ranks #310,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mig vs mis
Shared letters: im. Private to "mig": g. Private to "mis": s.
"mig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mig" for "mis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mig" or "mis" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mig" and "mis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mig" and "mis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs mis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #310,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.