Which to use
“meide” is a verb and “mile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- #42,680
- “mile” frequency rank
- 81577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meide | mile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden | Meile |
Where the eye mixes meide and mile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meide vs mile
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meide is [ˈmaɪ̯də] while mile is [maɪl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meide is recorded at frequency rank #38,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯də]. mile is at rank #42,680, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɪl].
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 81577, this pair ranks #173,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meide vs mile
Shared letters: eim. Private to "meide": d. Private to "mile": l.
"meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meide" for "mile" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meide" vs "mile" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meide" and "mile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meide" and "mile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mile vs Milfs". 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 #173,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.