Which to use
“mme” and “Mute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,851
- “mme” frequency rank
- #40,098
- “Mute” frequency rank
- 86949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mme | Mute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mutter | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes mme and Mute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mme runs 3 letters (CCV) against Mute's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mme and Mute
A purely visual mix-up. mme ([m̩mɛ]) and Mute ([ˈmuːtə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86949, 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]. Mute is at rank #40,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtə].
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 86949, this pair ranks #86,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mme vs Mute
Shared letters: em. Private to "mme": -. Private to "Mute": tu.
"mme" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mute ← mmute · mtue · muet · umte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mme" and "Mute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mme" vs "Mute" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mme" and "Mute" 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 #86,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.