Which to use
“mailen” and “malle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,065
- “mailen” frequency rank
- #31,674
- “malle” frequency rank
- 80739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mailen | malle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine E-Mail versenden, schicken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mallen |
Where the eye mixes mailen and malle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mailen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against malle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mailen with malle
A purely visual mix-up. mailen ([ˈmɛɪ̯lən]) and malle ([ˈmalə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80739, 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]. malle is at rank #31,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmalə].
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 80739, this pair ranks #189,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mailen vs malle
Shared letters: aelm. Private to "mailen": in. Private to "malle": -.
"mailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "malle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mailen" and "malle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mailen" vs "malle" - which ranks higher?
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 "malle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mailen" and "malle" 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 #189,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.