# Malern vs mildern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Malern
*noun · IPA [ˈmaːlɐn] · frequency rank #40,689*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maler

### mildern
*verb · IPA [ˈmɪldɐn] · frequency rank #40,702*
etwas in dessen (negativer) Wirkung abschwächen

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