Which to use
“Mute” is a noun and “mutet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,098
- “Mute” frequency rank
- #39,536
- “mutet” frequency rank
- 79634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mute | mutet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten |
Where the eye mixes Mute and mutet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mute with mutet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mute is [ˈmuːtə] while mutet is [ˈmuːtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Mute” sits inside “mutet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mute is recorded at frequency rank #40,098, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuːtə]. mutet is at rank #39,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmuːtət].
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 79634, this pair ranks #212,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mute vs mutet
Shared letters: emtu. Private to "Mute": -. Private to "mutet": -.
"Mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mutet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mute" for "mutet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mute" vs "mutet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mute" and "mutet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mute" and "mutet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Mute". 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 #212,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.