Which to use
“Malz” and “Milz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,306
- “Malz” frequency rank
- #30,202
- “Milz” frequency rank
- 58508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Malz | Milz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Wasser gekeimtes und anschließend getrocknetes (gedarrtes) Getreide, meist Gerste; wird hauptsächlich zur Bierherstellung verwendet | Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen |
Where the eye mixes Malz and Milz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Malz and Milz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Malz vs Milz
A purely visual mix-up. Malz ([malt͡s]) and Milz ([mɪlt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “Malz” becomes i in “Milz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58508, 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]. 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 58508, this pair ranks #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Malz vs Milz
Shared letters: lmz. Private to "Malz": a. Private to "Milz": i.
"Malz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Malz" and "Milz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Malz" vs "Milz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Malz" 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 #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Malz" 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 #860,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.