# Mode vs mouse

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mode
*noun · IPA [ˈmoːdə] · frequency rank #3,331*
Brauch, Gewohnheit, Sitte

### mouse
*noun · IPA [maʊs] · frequency rank #31,186*
Nagetier (Plural 1); Maus

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mode-vs-mouse