Which to use
“müden” is an adjective and “Mutes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,858
- “müden” frequency rank
- #46,166
- “Mutes” frequency rank
- 74024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | müden | Mutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs müde | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes müden and Mutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. müden and Mutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between müden and Mutes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: müden is [ˈmyːdn̩] while Mutes is [ˈmuːtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
müden is recorded at frequency rank #27,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːdn̩]. Mutes is at rank #46,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtəs].
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 74024, this pair ranks #344,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of müden vs Mutes
Shared letters: em. Private to "müden": dnü. Private to "Mutes": stu.
"müden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mutes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mutes ← mmutes · mtues · muets · mutess · mutse · muttes · umtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "müden" and "Mutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "müden" vs "Mutes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "müden" and "Mutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "müden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "müden" and "Mutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "museo vs Mutes". 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 #344,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.