Which to use
“mutiert” is a verb and “Muttern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,694
- “mutiert” frequency rank
- #42,014
- “Muttern” frequency rank
- 72708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutiert | Muttern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mutieren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mutter |
Where the eye mixes mutiert and Muttern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mutiert and Muttern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mutiert is [muˈtiːɐ̯t] while Muttern is [ˈmʊtɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72708, 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]. Muttern is at rank #42,014, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊtɐn].
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 72708, this pair ranks #380,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mutiert vs Muttern
Shared letters: emrtu. Private to "mutiert": i. Private to "Muttern": n.
"mutiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Muttern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mutiert" for "Muttern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mutiert" or "Muttern"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mutiert" and "Muttern" 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 "Muttern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutiert" and "Muttern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Motten 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 #380,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.