# Mute vs Mutti

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Mutti
*noun · IPA [ˈmʊti] · frequency rank #7,645*
Koseform zu Mutter

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