Which to use
“Mumie” is a noun and “mutige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,339
- “Mumie” frequency rank
- #16,229
- “mutige” frequency rank
- 51568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mumie | mutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | toter Körper, der durch Einbalsamierung oder natürliche Gegebenheiten vor Verwesung geschützt ist | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mutig |
Where the eye mixes Mumie and mutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mumie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mutige's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Mumie vs mutige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mumie is [ˈmuːmi̯ə] while mutige is [ˈmuːtɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mumie is recorded at frequency rank #35,339, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːmi̯ə]. mutige is at rank #16,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuːtɪɡə].
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 51568, this pair ranks #1,130,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mumie vs mutige
Shared letters: eimu. Private to "Mumie": -. Private to "mutige": gt.
"Mumie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mutige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mumie" for "mutige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mumie" vs "mutige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mumie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mumie" and "mutige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mumie vs Muriel". 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 #1,130,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.