Which to use
“mis” and “Mops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,676
- “mis” frequency rank
- #40,713
- “Mops” frequency rank
- 78389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mis | Mops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rotes, leicht formbares Metall, das sich gut als Stromleiter eignet; Kupfer | Hunderasse mit kurzen Beinen und gedrungenem Körper |
Where the eye mixes mis and Mops
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mis runs 3 letters (CVC) against Mops's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mis vs Mops
A purely visual mix-up. mis ([mis]) and Mops ([mɔps]) 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 78389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mis is recorded at frequency rank #37,676, classified as anoun, pronounced [mis]. Mops is at rank #40,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔps].
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 78389, this pair ranks #239,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mis vs Mops
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mis": i. Private to "Mops": op.
"mis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mops ← mmops · mopps · mopss · mosp · mpos · omps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mis" for "Mops" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mis" or "Mops" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mis" and "Mops" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mis" and "Mops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mops vs mora". 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 #239,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.