# Mute vs mutig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mute
*noun · IPA [ˈmuːtə] · frequency rank #40,098*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut

### mutig
*adjective · IPA [ˈmuːtɪç] · frequency rank #7,210*
voller Mut, Mut aufbringend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mute-vs-mutig