Which to use
“mutiert” is a verb and “Mutter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,694
- “mutiert” frequency rank
- #470
- “Mutter” frequency rank
- 31164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutiert | Mutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mutieren | weiblicher Elternteil, der seine Kinder aufzieht und versorgt; Frau, welche ein oder mehrere Kinder geboren hat |
Where the eye mixes mutiert and Mutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mutiert and Mutter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mutiert is [muˈtiːɐ̯t] while Mutter is [ˈmʊtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutiert is recorded at frequency rank #30,694, classified as averb, pronounced [muˈtiːɐ̯t]. Mutter is at rank #470, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐ].
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 31164, this pair ranks #1,733,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mutiert vs Mutter
Shared letters: emrtu. Private to "mutiert": i. Private to "Mutter": -.
"mutiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Mutter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mutiert" and "Mutter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mutiert" or "Mutter"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mutiert" and "Mutter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mutter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,733,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutiert" and "Mutter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mutiert vs Muttern". 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 #1,733,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.