Which to use
“mme” and “Mumie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,851
- “mme” frequency rank
- #35,339
- “Mumie” frequency rank
- 82190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mme | Mumie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutter | toter Körper, der durch Einbalsamierung oder natürliche Gegebenheiten vor Verwesung geschützt ist |
Where the eye mixes mme and Mumie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mme runs 3 letters (CCV) against Mumie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mme and Mumie
A purely visual mix-up. mme ([m̩mɛ]) and Mumie ([ˈmuːmi̯ə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mme is recorded at frequency rank #46,851, classified as anoun, pronounced [m̩mɛ]. Mumie is at rank #35,339, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːmi̯ə].
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 82190, this pair ranks #161,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mme vs Mumie
Shared letters: em. Private to "mme": -. Private to "Mumie": iu.
"mme" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Mumie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mumie ← mmuie · mmumie · muime · mumei · mummie · ummie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mme" for "Mumie" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mme" or "Mumie" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mumie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mme" and "Mumie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Memel vs mme". 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 #161,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.