Which to use
“mus” is a verb and “music” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,072
- “mus” frequency rank
- #4,816
- “music” frequency rank
- 26888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mus | music |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs musen | Musik |
Letter map: mus vs music
Shared letters muted; letters that set mus and music apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mus vs music
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mus is averb and musicanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mus” sits inside “music”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mus is recorded at frequency rank #22,072, classified as averb, pronounced [muːs]. music is at rank #4,816, 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 26888, this pair ranks #1,810,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mus vs music
Shared letters: msu. Private to "mus": -. Private to "music": ci.
"mus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "music" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- music ← mmusic · msuic · muisc · musci · musicc · mussic · umsic
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mus" and "music" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mus" or "music"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mus" and "music".
- Full dictionary entry for "mus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "music" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mus" and "music" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mus". 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 #1,810,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.