# Mädel vs maiden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mädel
*noun · IPA [ˈmɛːdl̩] · frequency rank #9,596*
Mädchen

### maiden
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #42,670*
die Maid, die Magd

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/madel-vs-maiden