Which to use
“Mute” is a noun and “mutige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,098
- “Mute” frequency rank
- #16,229
- “mutige” frequency rank
- 56327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mute | mutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mut | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mutig |
Where the eye mixes Mute and mutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mute with mutige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mute is [ˈmuːtə] while mutige is [ˈmuːtɪɡə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56327, 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]. mutige is at rank #16,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuːtɪɡə].
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 56327, this pair ranks #944,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mute vs mutige
Shared letters: emtu. Private to "Mute": -. Private to "mutige": gi.
"Mute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mutige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mute" and "mutige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Mute" or "mutige" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mute" and "mutige" 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 "mutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #944,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mute" and "mutige" 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 #944,593 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.