Which to use
“Motto” and “mouth” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,984
- “Motto” frequency rank
- #40,096
- “mouth” frequency rank
- 43080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Motto | mouth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine – oft schlagwortartige – programmatische Aussage, die eine Person, Institution oder Veranstaltung charakterisieren oder prägen soll | Mund |
Where the eye mixes Motto and mouth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Motto vs mouth
A purely visual mix-up. Motto ([ˈmɔto]) and mouth ([maʊθ]) 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 43080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Motto is recorded at frequency rank #2,984, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɔto]. mouth is at rank #40,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʊθ].
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 43080, this pair ranks #1,429,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Motto vs mouth
Shared letters: mot. Private to "Motto": -. Private to "mouth": hu.
"Motto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Motto" for "mouth" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Motto" or "mouth"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Motto" and "mouth" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Motto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,429,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Motto" and "mouth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "month vs mouth". 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 #1,429,238 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.