MalersvsMilesConfusable pair

Quick tell: Malers is a noun, Miles is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Malers” is a noun and “Miles” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,994
“Malers” frequency rank
#12,539
“Miles” frequency rank
33533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Malers Miles
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Maler englischer männlicher Vorname

Letter map: Malers vs Miles

Shared letters muted; letters that set Malers and Miles apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Malers
5 ch
Miles

Grammar separator: Malers vs Miles

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Malers is anoun and Milesaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Malers is recorded at frequency rank #20,994, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐs]. Miles is at rank #12,539, tagged as aname, 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 33533, this pair ranks #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Malers vs Miles

Shared letters: elms. Private to "Malers": ar. Private to "Miles": i.

"Malers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Miles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Malersamlers · maelrs · malerrs · malerss · malesr · mallers · malres · mlaers
  • Milesimles · miels · miless · milles · milse · mlies · mmiles

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Malers" for "Miles" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Malers" is a noun and "Miles" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Malers" or "Miles" show up more?
"Miles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,539 in our German list, against #20,994 for "Malers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Malers" and "Miles".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Malers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Miles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Malers" and "Miles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malers vs Mals". 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 #1,683,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list