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“mindert” and “mündet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,918
“mindert” frequency rank
#17,659
“mündet” frequency rank
53577
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mindert mündet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mindern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs münden

Where the eye mixes mindert and mündet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mindert runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against mündet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
mindert
6 ch
mündet

Look-alike desk: mindert vs mündet

A purely visual mix-up. mindert ([ˈmɪndɐt]) and mündet ([ˈmʏndət]) 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 53577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mindert is recorded at frequency rank #35,918, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪndɐt]. mündet is at rank #17,659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏndət].

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 53577, this pair ranks #1,052,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mindert vs mündet

Shared letters: demnt. Private to "mindert": ir. Private to "mündet": ü.

"mindert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "mündet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mindert ← imndert · midnert · minddert · minderrt · mindertt · mindetr · mindret · minedrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mindert" and "mündet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪndɐt] versus [ˈmʏndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mindert" or "mündet"?
"mündet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,659 in our German list, against #35,918 for "mindert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mindert" and "mündet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mindert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,052,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mindert" and "mündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mindert vs Münder". 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 #1,052,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list