Which to use
“Muskel” is a noun and “müsse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,207
- “Muskel” frequency rank
- #2,312
- “müsse” frequency rank
- 15519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Muskel | müsse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organ, welches durch die Abfolge von Kontraktion und Erschlaffen innere und äußere Strukturen des Organismus bewegen kann | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs müssen |
Where the eye mixes Muskel and müsse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Muskel vs müsse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Muskel is [ˈmʊskl̩] while müsse is [ˈmʏsə]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Muskel is recorded at frequency rank #13,207, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊskl̩]. müsse is at rank #2,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏsə].
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 15519, this pair ranks #1,943,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Muskel vs müsse
Shared letters: ems. Private to "Muskel": klu. Private to "müsse": ü.
"Muskel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "müsse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Muskel ← mmuskel · msukel · muksel · musekl · muskell · muskkel · muskle · musskel
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Muskel" and "müsse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Muskel" or "müsse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Muskel" and "müsse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Muskel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "müsse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,222 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Muskel" and "müsse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Muriel vs Muskel". 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 #1,943,222 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.