Which to use
“meister” and “mobster” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,334
- “meister” frequency rank
- #35,834
- “mobster” frequency rank
- 80168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meister | mobster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person of great skill or authority in a particular field | A member of a mob or Mafia. |
Where the eye mixes meister and mobster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. meister (CVVCCVC) and mobster (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses meister with mobster
A purely visual mix-up. meister (/ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/) and mobster (/ˈmɒb.stə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meister is recorded at frequency rank #44,334, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪ̯stə(r)/. mobster is at rank #35,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɒb.stə/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80168, this pair ranks #20,434 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meister vs mobster
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "meister": i. Private to "mobster": bo.
"meister" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "mobster" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meister" and "mobster" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "meister" or "mobster" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mobster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,434 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meister" and "mobster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meister vs miser". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,434 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.