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“Munde” and “mundi” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,657
“Munde” frequency rank
#42,013
“mundi” frequency rank
59670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Munde mundi
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mund Genitiv Singular des Substantivs mundus

Letter map: Munde vs mundi

Shared letters muted; letters that set Munde and mundi apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Munde and mundi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
Munde
5 ch
mundi

Spelling & dictionary notes on Munde vs mundi

Munde and mundi are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Munde” becomes i in “mundi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Munde is recorded at frequency rank #17,657, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊndə]. mundi is at rank #42,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 59670, this pair ranks #815,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Munde vs mundi

Shared letters: dmnu. Private to "Munde": e. Private to "mundi": i.

"Munde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "mundi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Munde ← mmunde · mnude · mudne · mundde · muned · munnde · umnde
  • mundi ← mmundi · mnudi · mudni · munddi · munid · munndi · umndi

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Munde" and "mundi" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - e in “Munde” becomes i in “mundi”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Munde" vs "mundi" - which ranks higher?
"Munde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,657 in our German list, against #42,013 for "mundi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Munde" and "mundi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Munde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mundi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #815,791 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Munde" and "mundi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mundi vs puzzles". 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 #815,791 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list