Which to use
“mixed” is a verb and “Moped” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,990
- “mixed” frequency rank
- #23,243
- “Moped” frequency rank
- 41233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mixed | Moped |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs mix | Ein kleines Kraftrad mit nicht mehr als 50 cm³, das mit Pedalen ausgestattet ist. Moped ist kein verkehrsrechtlich definierter Begriff. Mitunter werden auch Krafträder im Allgemeinen als Moped bezeichnet. Einige Mofas zählen zu den Mopeds, Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotor dagegen nicht, da sie keine vollwertigen Krafträder sind. |
Where the eye mixes mixed and Moped
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mixed vs Moped
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mixed is [mɪkst] while Moped is [ˈmoːpɛt]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mixed is recorded at frequency rank #17,990, classified as averb, pronounced [mɪkst]. Moped is at rank #23,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːpɛt].
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 41233, this pair ranks #1,485,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mixed vs Moped
Shared letters: dem. Private to "mixed": ix. Private to "Moped": op.
"mixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Moped" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mixed" for "Moped" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mixed" or "Moped"?
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 "mixed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Moped" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,485,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mixed" and "Moped" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moden vs Moped". 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 #1,485,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.