Which to use
“misst” and “musste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,755
- “misst” frequency rank
- #368
- “musste” frequency rank
- 9123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | misst | musste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs messen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs müssen |
Where the eye mixes misst and musste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. misst runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against musste's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between misst and musste
A purely visual mix-up. misst ([mɪst]) and musste ([ˈmʊstə]) 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 9123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
misst is recorded at frequency rank #8,755, classified as averb, pronounced [mɪst]. musste is at rank #368, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʊstə].
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 9123, this pair ranks #1,981,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of misst vs musste
Shared letters: mst. Private to "misst": i. Private to "musste": eu.
"misst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "musste" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "misst" for "musste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "misst" vs "musste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "misst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "musste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "misst" and "musste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "muscle vs musste". 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 #1,981,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.