Muse

[ˈmuːzə]

/[ˈmuːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Muse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,315
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altgriechische Göttin der Künste und Wissenschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-muse · Muse · German

Muse · rank #19,315 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,315
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mutigen

Nearest frequency peer: mutigen (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Muse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Muse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Muse vs Mut
50% similar
Muse vs Muss
75% similar
Muse vs must
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Muse
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmuːzə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,315
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Muse“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Museliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mutigen“ (#19,316), „motivierten“ (#19,313), „möchtet“ (#19,317). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Muse“ bei #19,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Muse (IPA [ˈmuːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,315 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Muse, with forms such as "mmuse", "msue", and "mues". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mut", "Muss", "must", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Muse, spelled M-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    altgriechische Göttin der Künste und Wissenschaften
  2. 2
    Frau, die einen Künstler inspiriert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Muse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Thalia ist eine der neun Musen, die als Göttinnen der Künste und Wissenschaften agieren.
  2. „Die Musen drängen sich dazwischen, um das Liebesspiel zu verlängern und poetischer zu machen.“

This word in other languages

muse(English)musa(Español)muse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuse
  • msue
  • mues
  • musse
  • umse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Muse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmuse1msue2mues2musse1umse2
Edit distance from "Muse"

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 "Muse"?
"Muse" is spelled M-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmuːzə].
What does "Muse" mean?
As a noun, "Muse" means: altgriechische Göttin der Künste und Wissenschaften
What words are commonly confused with "Muse"?
"Muse" is commonly confused with "Mut", "Muss", "must". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muse" is [ˈmuːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muse" come from?
"Muse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mean#19,306niki#19,325Oase#19,326mall#19,303

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

oval5 variantsLynn5 variantsPate5 variantsKeim5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list