# male vs mild

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### male
*verb · IPA [ˈmaːlə] · frequency rank #3,905*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs malen

### mild
*adjective · IPA [mɪlt] · frequency rank #18,330*
nicht stark im Geschmack

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/male-vs-mild