MunitionvsMutationTell them apart

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

#8,109
“Munition” frequency rank
#23,630
“Mutation” frequency rank
31739
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Munition Mutation
Definition nicht fest mit der Waffe oder dem Werkzeug verbundene, meist nachladbare Teile, welche die eigentlichen Wirkungsträger darstellen Veränderung des Erbgutes eines Organismus durch Veränderung der Abfolge der Nukleinbasen oder durch Veränderung der Chromosomenzahl, die weder auf Rekombination noch auf Segregation beruht

Where the eye mixes Munition and Mutation

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Munition
8 ch
Mutation

Look-alike desk: Munition vs Mutation

A purely visual mix-up. Munition ([muniˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Mutation ([mutaˈt͡si̯oːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Munition is recorded at frequency rank #8,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [muniˈt͡si̯oːn]. Mutation is at rank #23,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mutaˈt͡si̯oːn].

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 31739, this pair ranks #1,722,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Munition vs Mutation

Shared letters: imnotu. Private to "Munition": -. Private to "Mutation": a.

"Munition" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "Mutation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Munitionmmunition · mnuition · muintion · muniiton · munitino · munitionn · munitoin · munittion
  • Mutationmmutation · mtuation · muattion · mutaiton · mutatino · mutationn · mutatoin · mutattion

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Munition" and "Mutation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([muniˈt͡si̯oːn] versus [mutaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Munition" or "Mutation" show up more?
"Munition" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,109 in our German list, against #23,630 for "Mutation". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Munition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mutation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,722,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Munition" and "Mutation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mutation vs Mutationen". 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 #1,722,086 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