Which to use
“Motte” and “Mutter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,677
- “Motte” frequency rank
- #470
- “Mutter” frequency rank
- 33147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Motte | Mutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kleinschmetterling mit etwa 1 cm spannenden schmalen Flügeln, dessen Raupe unter anderem Wolle, Seide, Pelzwerk und Tapeten befällt | weiblicher Elternteil, der seine Kinder aufzieht und versorgt; Frau, welche ein oder mehrere Kinder geboren hat |
Where the eye mixes Motte and Mutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Motte vs Mutter
A purely visual mix-up. Motte ([ˈmɔtə]) and Mutter ([ˈmʊtɐ]) 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 33147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Motte is recorded at frequency rank #32,677, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔtə]. Mutter is at rank #470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐ].
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 33147, this pair ranks #1,692,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Motte vs Mutter
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Motte": o. Private to "Mutter": ru.
"Motte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mutter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Motte" and "Mutter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Motte" or "Mutter" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Motte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Motte" and "Mutter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Möhre vs Motte". 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 #1,692,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.