Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “milden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #17,988
- “milden” frequency rank
- 60658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | milden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild |
Letter map: maiden vs milden
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and milden apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. maiden (CVVCVC) and milden (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: maiden vs milden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and mildenanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. milden is at rank #17,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldn̩].
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 60658, this pair ranks #778,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs milden
Shared letters: deimn. Private to "maiden": a. Private to "milden": l.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "milden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maiden" and "milden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maiden" vs "milden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "milden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #778,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "milden" 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 #778,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.