Which to use
“malt” is a verb and “Milz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,197
- “malt” frequency rank
- #30,202
- “Milz” frequency rank
- 43399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malt | Milz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs malen | Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen |
Where the eye mixes malt and Milz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. malt and Milz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses malt with Milz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: malt is [maːlt] while Milz is [mɪlt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malt is recorded at frequency rank #13,197, classified as averb, pronounced [maːlt]. Milz is at rank #30,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪlt͡s].
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 43399, this pair ranks #1,419,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malt vs Milz
Shared letters: lm. Private to "malt": at. Private to "Milz": iz.
"malt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malt" for "Milz" ever safe?
Which is more common, "malt" or "Milz"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "malt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Milz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,419,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malt" and "Milz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs Milz". 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 #1,419,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.