Which to use
“mouse” and “mouth” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,186
- “mouse” frequency rank
- #40,096
- “mouth” frequency rank
- 71282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mouse | mouth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nagetier (Plural 1); Maus | Mund |
Where the eye mixes mouse and mouth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mouse and mouth
A purely visual mix-up. mouse ([maʊs]) 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 71282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mouse is recorded at frequency rank #31,186, classified as anoun, pronounced [maʊs]. 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 71282, this pair ranks #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mouse vs mouth
Shared letters: mou. Private to "mouse": es. Private to "mouth": ht.
"mouse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mouse" and "mouth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mouse" or "mouth"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mouse" 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 #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mouse" 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 #421,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.