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

#46,164
“Muslima” frequency rank
#4,221
“Muslime” frequency rank
50385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Muslima Muslime
Definition Anhängerin des islamischen Glaubens Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Muslim

Where the eye mixes Muslima and Muslime

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Muslima and Muslime follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Muslima
7 ch
Muslime

Why the eye confuses Muslima with Muslime

A purely visual mix-up. Muslima ([mʊsˈliːma]) and Muslime ([ˌmʊsˈliːmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Muslima” becomes e in “Muslime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Muslima is recorded at frequency rank #46,164, classified as anoun, pronounced [mʊsˈliːma]. Muslime is at rank #4,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌmʊsˈliːmə].

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 50385, this pair ranks #1,175,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Muslima vs Muslime

Shared letters: ilmsu. Private to "Muslima": a. Private to "Muslime": e.

"Muslima" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Muslime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Muslima ← mmuslima · msulima · mulsima · musilma · musliam · muslimma · musllima · muslmia
  • Muslime ← mmuslime · msulime · mulsime · musilme · musliem · muslimme · musllime · muslmie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Muslima" and "Muslime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([mʊsˈliːma] versus [ˌmʊsˈliːmə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Muslima" or "Muslime"?
"Muslime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,221 in our German list, against #46,164 for "Muslima". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Muslima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Muslime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,175,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Muslima" and "Muslime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "musica vs Muslima". 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 #1,175,625 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