Which to use
“Munde” is a noun and “munter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,657
- “Munde” frequency rank
- #10,331
- “munter” frequency rank
- 27988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Munde | munter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mund | fröhlich und aktiv |
Where the eye mixes Munde and munter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Munde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against munter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Munde vs munter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Munde is [ˈmʊndə] while munter is [ˈmʊntɐ]. 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 27988, 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]. munter is at rank #10,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmʊntɐ].
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 27988, this pair ranks #1,792,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Munde vs munter
Shared letters: emnu. Private to "Munde": d. Private to "munter": rt.
"Munde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "munter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Munde" for "munter" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Munde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "munter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Munde" and "munter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Munde 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 #1,792,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.