Which to use
“Mühe” and “Mute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,352
- “Mühe” frequency rank
- #40,098
- “Mute” frequency rank
- 42450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mühe | Mute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperliche oder geistige Anstrengung | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut |
Where the eye mixes Mühe and Mute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Mühe and Mute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Mühe vs Mute
A purely visual mix-up. Mühe ([ˈmyːə]) and Mute ([ˈmuːtə]) 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 42450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mühe is recorded at frequency rank #2,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːə]. Mute is at rank #40,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtə].
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 42450, this pair ranks #1,448,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mühe vs Mute
Shared letters: em. Private to "Mühe": hü. Private to "Mute": tu.
"Mühe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mute ← mmute · mtue · muet · umte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mühe" and "Mute" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mühe" or "Mute" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mühe" and "Mute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mühe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,448,914 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mühe" and "Mute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Mute". 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 #1,448,914 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.