mutetvsmutiertTell them apart

Which to use

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

#39,536
“mutet” frequency rank
#30,694
“mutiert” frequency rank
70230
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mutet mutiert
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mutieren

Where the eye mixes mutet and mutiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
mutet
7 ch
mutiert

Visual trap between mutet and mutiert

A purely visual mix-up. mutet ([ˈmuːtət]) and mutiert ([muˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mutet is recorded at frequency rank #39,536, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmuːtət]. mutiert is at rank #30,694, tagged as averb, pronounced [muˈtiːɐ̯t].

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 70230, this pair ranks #452,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mutet vs mutiert

Shared letters: emtu. Private to "mutet": -. Private to "mutiert": ir.

"mutet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "mutiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mutetmmutet · mtuet · muett · mutett · mutte · muttet · umtet
  • mutiertmmutiert · mtuiert · muitert · muteirt · mutierrt · mutiertt · mutietr · mutiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mutet" for "mutiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmuːtət] versus [muˈtiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mutet" vs "mutiert" - which ranks higher?
"mutiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,694 in our German list, against #39,536 for "mutet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mutet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mutiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #452,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mutet" and "mutiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mietet vs mutet". 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 #452,614 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