mutig
[ˈmuːtɪç]
The verdict
“mutig” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,210
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voller Mut, Mut aufbringend
Corpus desk
Index DE-mutig · mutig · German
mutig · rank #7,210 · 7 variants · 16 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,210
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Melodie
Nearest frequency peer: Melodie (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mutig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Manchester
Manchester
92,795 corpus weight
- Melodie
Melodie
92,793 corpus weight
- mutig
mutig
92,791 corpus weight
- nebenan
nebenan
92,789 corpus weight
- Nicole
Nicole
92,788 corpus weight
- Nürnberger
Nürnberger
92,787 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mutig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | mutig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmuːtɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “mutig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around mutig (IPA [ˈmuːtɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,210 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "voller Mut, Mut aufbringend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutig, with forms such as "mmutig", "mtuig", and "muitg". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Mutti", "Mütze", "mutige", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mutig, spelled M-U-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1voller Mut, Mut aufbringend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mutig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Schiläufer, der ein steiles Gelände sicher hinabfahren will, muss Schutzreflexe abbauen. […] Er muss das Schutzstreben in die Rücklage aufgeben und mutig die Vorlage suchen, um seine Schier sicher führen zu können.“
„Erst wenn die Mutigen klug und die Klugen mutig geworden sind, wird das zu spüren sein, was irrtümlicherweise schon oft festgestellt wurde: ein Fortschritt der Menschheit.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmutig
- mtuig
- muitg
- mutgi
- mutigg
- muttig
- umtig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mutig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mutig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "mutig" maps to 16 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Mutti". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,210 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.