Which to use
“mailen” and “male” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,065
- “mailen” frequency rank
- #3,905
- “male” frequency rank
- 52970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mailen | male |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine E-Mail versenden, schicken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs malen |
Where the eye mixes mailen and male
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mailen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against male's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mailen and male
A purely visual mix-up. mailen ([ˈmɛɪ̯lən]) and male ([ˈmaːlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52970, 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]. male is at rank #3,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaːlə].
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 52970, this pair ranks #1,076,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mailen vs male
Shared letters: aelm. Private to "mailen": in. Private to "male": -.
"mailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "male" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mailen" and "male" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mailen" or "male" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mailen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "male" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,076,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mailen" and "male" 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 #1,076,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.