mutet
[ˈmuːtət]
The verdict
“mutet” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,536 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #39,536
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mutet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmuːtət] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #39,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mutet” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for mutet is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmuːtət]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,536 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutet, with forms such as "mmutet", "mtuet", and "muett". 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, "mutig", "Mutti", "Mütze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mutet, spelled M-U-T-E-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten
- 42. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs muten
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: mmutet,mtuet,muett,mutett,mutte,muttet,umtet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mutet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “mutet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-U-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmuːtət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mutig” - see the side-by-side comparison. mutet vs mutig
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.