Which to use
“mirror” is a noun and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,999
- “mirror” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 21323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mirror | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spiegel | von |
Letter map: mirror vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set mirror and of apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: mirror vs of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mirror is anoun and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mirror is recorded at frequency rank #20,999, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 21323, this pair ranks #1,887,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mirror vs of
Shared letters: o. Private to "mirror": imr. Private to "of": f.
"mirror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mirror ← imrror · miror · mirorr · mirrorr · mirrro · mmirror · mriror
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mirror" for "of" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mirror" or "of"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mirror" and "of".
- Full dictionary entry for "mirror" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mirror" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirror vs puzzles". 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 #1,887,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.