# mouse vs Muss

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Muss
*noun · IPA [mʊs] · frequency rank #83*
etwas, das absolut notwendig ist

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