Which to use
“Motel” and “Mutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,211
- “Motel” frequency rank
- #46,166
- “Mutes” frequency rank
- 76377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Motel | Mutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anlage mit mietbaren Appartements an Autobahnen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes Motel and Mutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Motel and Mutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Motel vs Mutes
A purely visual mix-up. Motel ([ˈmoːtl̩]) and Mutes ([ˈmuːtəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Motel is recorded at frequency rank #30,211, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːtl̩]. Mutes is at rank #46,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtəs].
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 76377, this pair ranks #285,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Motel vs Mutes
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Motel": lo. Private to "Mutes": su.
"Motel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Motel" for "Mutes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Motel" and "Mutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Motel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Motel" and "Mutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "museo vs Mutes". 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 #285,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.