mice

[maɪs]

/[maɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“mice” is uncommon German (frequency #72,727 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,727
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs mouse

Corpus desk

Index DE-mice · mice · German

mice · rank #72,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,727
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mien

Nearest frequency peer: mien (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „mice“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „mice“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mice
PropertyValue
Headwordmice
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɪs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mice“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.micefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mien“ (#72,728), „Ministranten“ (#72,730), „Metallbearbeitung“ (#72,723). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mice“ bei #72,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mice is uncommon German at frequency #72,727 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs mouse".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mice, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mice, spelled M-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs mouse

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mice"?
"mice" is spelled M-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maɪs].
What does "mice" mean?
As a noun, "mice" means: Plural des Substantivs mouse
How do you pronounce "mice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mice" is [maɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mien#72,728Nock#72,778oliv#72,785quam#72,846

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list