Which to use
“mailen” is a verb and “marten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,065
- “mailen” frequency rank
- #43,341
- “marten” frequency rank
- 92406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mailen | marten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine E-Mail versenden, schicken | der Marder |
Letter map: mailen vs marten
Shared letters muted; letters that set mailen and marten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mailen (CVVCVC) and marten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: mailen vs marten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mailen is averb and martenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92406, 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]. marten is at rank #43,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 92406, this pair ranks #30,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mailen vs marten
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "mailen": il. Private to "marten": rt.
"mailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "marten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mailen" and "marten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mailen" or "marten"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "mailen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mailen" and "marten" 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 #30,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.