Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “malen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #5,735
- “malen” frequency rank
- 48405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | malen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | mit Farbe bestreichen, anstreichen; mit Farbe bunt verzieren |
Letter map: maiden vs malen
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and malen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - maiden and malen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and malenaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. malen is at rank #5,735, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaːlən].
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 48405, this pair ranks #1,249,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs malen
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "maiden": di. Private to "malen": l.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "malen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maiden" and "malen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "maiden" or "malen" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "maiden" vs "malen" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,249,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "malen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden 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 #1,249,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.