Which to use
“mouth” and “Mut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,096
- “mouth” frequency rank
- #2,405
- “Mut” frequency rank
- 42501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mouth | Mut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mund | Geisteshaltung, bei der Handlungen in einer gefährlichen, kritischen oder waghalsigen Situation energisch und furchtlos ausgeführt werden |
Where the eye mixes mouth and Mut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mouth with Mut
A purely visual mix-up. mouth ([maʊθ]) and Mut ([muːt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mouth is recorded at frequency rank #40,096, classified as anoun, pronounced [maʊθ]. Mut is at rank #2,405, tagged as anoun, pronounced [muːt].
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 42501, this pair ranks #1,447,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mouth vs Mut
Shared letters: mtu. Private to "mouth": ho. Private to "Mut": -.
"mouth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Mut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mouth ← mmouth · motuh · mouht · mouthh · moutth · muoth · omuth
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mouth" and "Mut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mouth" vs "Mut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mouth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mouth" and "Mut" 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 #1,447,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.