MädelsvsMalsTell them apart

Quick tell: Mädels is a noun, Mals is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mädels” is a noun and “Mals” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,910
“Mädels” frequency rank
#48,319
“Mals” frequency rank
52229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mädels Mals
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mädel eine Gemeinde in Südtirol

Letter map: Mädels vs Mals

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mädels and Mals apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Mädels runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Mals's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Mädels
4 ch
Mals

Grammar separator: Mädels vs Mals

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mädels is anoun and Malsaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mädels is recorded at frequency rank #3,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːdl̩s]. Mals is at rank #48,319, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 52229, this pair ranks #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mädels vs Mals

Shared letters: lms. Private to "Mädels": deä. Private to "Mals": a.

"Mädels" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Mals" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mals ← amls · malls · malss · masl · mlas · mmals

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mädels" for "Mals" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mädels" is a noun and "Mals" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Mädels" or "Mals"?
"Mädels" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,910 in our German list, against #48,319 for "Mals". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Mädels" and "Mals". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mädels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mädels" and "Mals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs puzzles". 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 #1,105,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list