Which to use
“mum” and “Mund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,295
- “mum” frequency rank
- #1,521
- “Mund” frequency rank
- 12816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mum | Mund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ester aus Fettsäuren und langkettigen Alkoholen; Wachs | Öffnung im unteren Teil des (hauptsächlich menschlichen) Gesichtes, hauptsächlich zur Nahrungsaufnahme und zur Lautbildung genutzt |
Where the eye mixes mum and Mund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mum and Mund
A purely visual mix-up. mum ([mum]) and Mund ([mʊnt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mum is recorded at frequency rank #11,295, classified as anoun, pronounced [mum]. Mund is at rank #1,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊnt].
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 12816, this pair ranks #1,961,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mum vs Mund
Shared letters: mu. Private to "mum": -. Private to "Mund": dn.
"mum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Mund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mund ← mmund · mnud · mudn · mundd · munnd · umnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mum" for "Mund" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mum" or "Mund" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mum" and "Mund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mum" and "Mund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mum vs münz". 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 #1,961,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.