# mouse

> German word · Noun · IPA [maʊs] · frequency rank #31,186

## Definitions
1. Nagetier (Plural 1); Maus
2. Eingabegerät (Plurale 1 oder 2); Computermaus
3. schüchterne Person

## Easily confused with
- **mus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-mus)
- **Muss** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-muss)
- **Mühe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-muhe)
- **müde** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-mude)
- **must** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-must)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-move)
- **Muse** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-muse)
- **Möwe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-mowe)
- **Mute** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-mute)
- **Musa** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-musa)
- **müsse** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-musse)
- **Movie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-movie)
- **mouth** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-mouth)
- **museo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mouse-vs-museo)
- **mos** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mos-vs-mouse)
- **moe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moe-vs-mouse)
- **Mode** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mode-vs-mouse)
- **Maus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maus-vs-mouse)
- **Most** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/most-vs-mouse)
- **Moos** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/moos-vs-mouse)

## Common misspellings (6)
`mmouse`, `mosue`, `moues`, `mousse`, `muose`, `omuse`

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