mündetvsmundtotTell them apart

Quick tell: mündet is a verb, mundtot is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mündet” is a verb and “mundtot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,659
“mündet” frequency rank
#35,340
“mundtot” frequency rank
52999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mündet mundtot
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs münden (wegen Verschwendungssucht) entmündigt, also nicht fähig, Rechtshandlungen vorzunehmen

Where the eye mixes mündet and mundtot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mündet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mundtot's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
mündet
7 ch
mundtot

Visual trap between mündet and mundtot

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mündet is [ˈmʏndət] while mundtot is [ˈmʊntˌtoːt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mündet is recorded at frequency rank #17,659, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏndət]. mundtot is at rank #35,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmʊntˌtoːt].

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 52999, this pair ranks #1,075,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mündet vs mundtot

Shared letters: dmnt. Private to "mündet": . Private to "mundtot": ou.

"mündet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "mundtot" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mundtotmmundtot · mnudtot · mudntot · munddtot · mundott · mundtott · mundtto · mundttot

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mündet" and "mundtot" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mündet" is a verb and "mundtot" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mündet" or "mundtot"?
"mündet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,659 in our German list, against #35,340 for "mundtot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mündet" and "mundtot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mündet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mundtot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,075,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mündet" and "mundtot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mundo vs mundtot". 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 #1,075,045 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