Which to use
“Malz” is a noun and “mild” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,306
- “Malz” frequency rank
- #18,330
- “mild” frequency rank
- 46636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Malz | mild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Wasser gekeimtes und anschließend getrocknetes (gedarrtes) Getreide, meist Gerste; wird hauptsächlich zur Bierherstellung verwendet | nicht stark im Geschmack |
Where the eye mixes Malz and mild
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Malz and mild follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Malz and mild
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Malz is [malt͡s] while mild is [mɪlt]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Malz is recorded at frequency rank #28,306, classified as anoun, pronounced [malt͡s]. mild is at rank #18,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mɪlt].
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 46636, this pair ranks #1,312,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Malz vs mild
Shared letters: lm. Private to "Malz": az. Private to "mild": di.
"Malz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Malz" for "mild" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Malz" or "mild"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Malz" and "mild" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Malz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mild" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,312,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Malz" and "mild" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Malz vs Matze". 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 #1,312,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.