Which to use
“mm” is an abbrev and “my” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,186
- “mm” frequency rank
- #2,119
- “my” frequency rank
- 3305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mm | my |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Einheitensymbol für Millimeter | possessives Personalpronomen für die 1. Person Singular; mein |
Letter map: mm vs my
Shared letters muted; letters that set mm and my apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: mm vs my
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mm is anabbrev and myapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “mm” becomes y in “my”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mm is recorded at frequency rank #1,186, classified as anabbrev. my is at rank #2,119, tagged as apron, pronounced [maɪ].
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 3305, this pair ranks #2,000,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mm vs my
Shared letters: m. Private to "mm": -. Private to "my": y.
"mm" · 2 letters · shape CC · "my" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mm" and "my" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mm" or "my" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "mm" and "my". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "my" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mm" and "my" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mme vs my". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,000,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.