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

#28,313
“misch” frequency rank
#33,190
“mische” frequency rank
61503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature misch mische
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mischen 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mischen

Where the eye mixes misch and mische

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
misch
6 ch
mische

Why the eye confuses misch with mische

A purely visual mix-up. misch ([mɪʃ]) and mische ([ˈmɪʃə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “misch” sits inside “mische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

misch is recorded at frequency rank #28,313, classified as averb, pronounced [mɪʃ]. mische is at rank #33,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪʃə].

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 61503, this pair ranks #747,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of misch vs mische

Shared letters: chims. Private to "misch": -. Private to "mische": e.

"misch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "mische" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mischimsch · micsh · miscch · mischh · mishc · missch · mmisch · msich
  • mischeimsche · micshe · miscche · misceh · mischhe · mishce · missche · mmische

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "misch" and "mische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([mɪʃ] versus [ˈmɪʃə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "misch" or "mische"?
"misch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,313 in our German list, against #33,190 for "mische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "misch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #747,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "misch" and "mische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mische vs muscle". 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 #747,349 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