Which to use
“mailen” is a verb and “mobilen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,065
- “mailen” frequency rank
- #9,595
- “mobilen” frequency rank
- 58660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mailen | mobilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine E-Mail versenden, schicken | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mobil |
Where the eye mixes mailen and mobilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mailen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against mobilen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mailen vs mobilen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mailen is [ˈmɛɪ̯lən] while mobilen is [moˈbiːlən]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58660, 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]. mobilen is at rank #9,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈbiːlən].
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 58660, this pair ranks #854,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mailen vs mobilen
Shared letters: eilmn. Private to "mailen": a. Private to "mobilen": bo.
"mailen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mobilen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mailen" and "mobilen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mailen" or "mobilen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mailen" and "mobilen" 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 "mobilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #854,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mailen" and "mobilen" 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 #854,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.