Which to use
“mus” is a verb and “Müsli” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,072
- “mus” frequency rank
- #16,786
- “Müsli” frequency rank
- 38858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mus | Müsli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs musen | aus rohen Getreideflocken (meist Haferflocken), rohem (getrockneten) Obst und Gemüse, Rosinen, geriebenen Nüssen, Milch und/oder Joghurt bestehendes Gericht, welches zumeist zum Frühstück verzehrt wird |
Where the eye mixes mus and Müsli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mus runs 3 letters (CVC) against Müsli's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mus with Müsli
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mus is [muːs] while Müsli is [ˈmyːsli]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38858, 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]. Müsli is at rank #16,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmyːsli].
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 38858, this pair ranks #1,552,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mus vs Müsli
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mus": u. Private to "Müsli": ilü.
"mus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Müsli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mus" for "Müsli" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mus" or "Müsli" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Müsli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,552,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mus" and "Müsli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,552,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.