Which to use
“mailen” is a verb and “Mails” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,065
- “mailen” frequency rank
- #4,633
- “Mails” frequency rank
- 53698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mailen | Mails |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine E-Mail versenden, schicken | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mail |
Where the eye mixes mailen and Mails
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mailen with Mails
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mailen is [ˈmɛɪ̯lən] while Mails is [mɛɪ̯ls]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mailen is recorded at frequency rank #49,065, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛɪ̯lən]. Mails is at rank #4,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛɪ̯ls].
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 53698, this pair ranks #1,047,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mailen vs Mails
Shared letters: ailm. Private to "mailen": en. Private to "Mails": s.
"mailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Mails" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mailen" and "Mails" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mailen" vs "Mails" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mailen" and "Mails" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mailen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mails" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,047,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mailen" and "Mails" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Madsen vs mailen". 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 #1,047,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.