MistvsmögtWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Mist is a intj, mögt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mist” is an intj and “mögt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,554
“Mist” frequency rank
#22,074
“mögt” frequency rank
24628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mist mögt
Definition als Schimpfwort beziehungsweise Fluch verwendeter Ausdruck 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mögen

Where the eye mixes Mist and mögt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Mist
4 ch
mögt

Why the eye confuses Mist with mögt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mist is [mɪst] while mögt is [møːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mist is recorded at frequency rank #2,554, classified as anintj, pronounced [mɪst]. mögt is at rank #22,074, tagged as averb, pronounced [møːkt].

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 24628, this pair ranks #1,844,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Mist vs mögt

Shared letters: mt. Private to "Mist": is. Private to "mögt": .

"Mist" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mögt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mistimst · mistt · mits · mmist · msit

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mist" for "mögt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mist" is an intj and "mögt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Mist" or "mögt"?
"Mist" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,554 in our German list, against #22,074 for "mögt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Mist" and "mögt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mögt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,844,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mist" and "mögt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mögt 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 #1,844,939 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