Which to use
“Medley” and “Meile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,351
- “Medley” frequency rank
- #15,698
- “Meile” frequency rank
- 59049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Medley | Meile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Musikstück, das aus verschiedenen (Teil-)Musikstücken zusammengesetzt ist | Längenmaß in der Größenordnung von 1 bis 11 Kilometer, früher in Deutschland und Österreich etwa 7,5 Kilometer entsprechend, noch heute offiziell im Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten Staaten (1,609 Kilometer) sowie inoffiziell noch in Norwegen und Schweden (10 Kilometer) |
Where the eye mixes Medley and Meile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Medley runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against Meile's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Medley with Meile
A purely visual mix-up. Medley ([ˈmɛdlɪ]) and Meile ([ˈmaɪ̯lə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Medley is recorded at frequency rank #43,351, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛdlɪ]. Meile is at rank #15,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯lə].
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 59049, this pair ranks #839,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Medley vs Meile
Shared letters: elm. Private to "Medley": dy. Private to "Meile": i.
"Medley" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Meile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Medley" for "Meile" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Medley" or "Meile" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Medley" and "Meile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Medley" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #839,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Medley" and "Meile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Medea vs Medley". 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 #839,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.