Which to use
“Mister” and “Mutter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,129
- “Mister” frequency rank
- #470
- “Mutter” frequency rank
- 14599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mister | Mutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in englischsprachigen Ländern höfliche Anrede vor dem Namen | weiblicher Elternteil, der seine Kinder aufzieht und versorgt; Frau, welche ein oder mehrere Kinder geboren hat |
Where the eye mixes Mister and Mutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mister vs Mutter
A purely visual mix-up. Mister ([ˈmɪstɐ]) and Mutter ([ˈmʊtɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mister is recorded at frequency rank #14,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪstɐ]. Mutter is at rank #470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐ].
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 14599, this pair ranks #1,950,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mister vs Mutter
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "Mister": is. Private to "Mutter": u.
"Mister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mutter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mister" and "Mutter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mister" or "Mutter"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mister" and "Mutter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mietet vs Mister". 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 #1,950,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.