noun
cap, hat
A2
Mütze: knitted or soft hat/cap, often a beanie; translations 'cap' or 'hat'. Noun: die Mütze (plural Mützen). Use for winter headwear or caps; countable. Regular declension; plural formed with -n. No special prepositions or reflexive uses. Common collocations: 'Mütze aufsetzen' (put on a cap), 'Mütze abnehmen' (take off).
Examples
Die Lehrerin erklärte, dass sie die Mütze dem Schüler zurückgab, weil es draußen kalt wurde.
The teacher explained that she returned the hat to the pupil because it had become cold outside.
Meine Mütze ist im Bus liegengeblieben.
My cap was left on the bus.
Ich trage eine Mütze im Winter.
I wear a hat in winter.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a warm knit cap on a winter head.
Sounds like 'mutz' — imagine a cap with a big pompom called a 'mutz'.
Imagine a woman wearing a pretty cap: die (feminine) Mütze.
Notes
Mütze refers typically to knitted or soft hats (not formal hats).