Muttern

[ˈmʊtɐn]

/[ˈmʊtɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Muttern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,014
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-muttern · Muttern · German

Muttern · rank #42,014 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,014
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mundi

Nearest frequency peer: mundi (-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 „Muttern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Muttern“ 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).

Muttern vs Mützen
57% similar
Muttern vs Mutter
86% similar
Muttern vs mitten
57% similar

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

Key facts for Muttern
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuttern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmʊtɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,014
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Muttern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mutternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mundi“ (#42,013), „Mühlbach“ (#42,016), „moving“ (#42,011). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Muttern“ bei #42,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Muttern (IPA [ˈmʊtɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,014 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Muttern, with forms such as "mmuttern", "mtutern", and "mutern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Mützen", "Mutter", "mitten", 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 Muttern, spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mutter
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mutter
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mutter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Mutter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmuttern
  • mtutern
  • mutern
  • mutetrn
  • muttenr
  • mutternn
  • mutterrn
  • muttren
  • umttern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Muttern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmuttern1mtutern2mutern1mutetrn2muttenr2mutternn1mutterrn1muttren2
Edit distance from "Muttern"

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 "Muttern"?
"Muttern" is spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmʊtɐn].
What does "Muttern" mean?
As a noun, "Muttern" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mutter
What words are commonly confused with "Muttern"?
"Muttern" is commonly confused with "Mützen", "Mutter", "mitten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Muttern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Muttern" is [ˈmʊtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Muttern" come from?
"Muttern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

neunzig#42,024Nuntius#42,029Melonen#41,988Plagiat#42,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

moving9 variantsMendel9 variantsMehrer9 variantsPräfix9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list