mma vs mme, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“mma” and “mme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,528
“mma” frequency rank: #46,851
“mme” frequency rank: 86379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	mma	mme
Definition	Plural des Substantivs ɔba	Mutter

Letter map: mma vs mme

Shared letters muted; letters that set mma and mme apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mma and mme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch

mma

3 ch

mme

Corpus notes: mma and mme

mma and mme are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “mma” becomes e in “mme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mma is recorded at frequency rank #39,528, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mme is at rank #46,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced [m̩mɛ].

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 86379, this pair ranks #94,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mma vs mme

Shared letters: m. Private to "mma": a. Private to "mme": e.

"mma" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "mme" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mma" and "mme" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by a single letter - a in “mma” becomes e in “mme”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Frequency check: "mma" vs "mme" - which ranks higher?

"mma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,528 in our German list, against #46,851 for "mme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mma" and "mme".

Full dictionary entry for "mma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "mme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #94,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"mma" and "mme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Memel vs mme". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #94,558 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.