Which to use
“mir” is a pronoun and “mma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #62
- “mir” frequency rank
- #39,528
- “mma” frequency rank
- 39590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mir | mma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ der ersten Person Singular | Plural des Substantivs ɔba |
Letter map: mir vs mma
Shared letters muted; letters that set mir and mma apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mir (CVC) and mma (CCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for mir / mma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mir is apronoun and mmaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mir is recorded at frequency rank #62, classified as apron, pronounced [miːɐ̯]. mma is at rank #39,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 39590, this pair ranks #1,532,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mir vs mma
Shared letters: m. Private to "mir": ir. Private to "mma": a.
"mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mma" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mir" and "mma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mir" or "mma" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "mir" vs "mma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,532,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mir" and "mma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mma vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,532,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.