Which to use
“meidet” is a verb and “Meile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,802
- “meidet” frequency rank
- #15,698
- “Meile” frequency rank
- 50500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meidet | Meile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden | 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 meidet and Meile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meidet runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Meile's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meidet and Meile
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meidet is [ˈmaɪ̯dət] while Meile is [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. 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 50500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meidet is recorded at frequency rank #34,802, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯dət]. 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 50500, this pair ranks #1,171,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meidet vs Meile
Shared letters: eim. Private to "meidet": dt. Private to "Meile": l.
"meidet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Meile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meidet" for "Meile" ever safe?
Which is more common, "meidet" or "Meile"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meidet" and "Meile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meidet" 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 #1,171,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meidet" and "Meile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meidet vs Melder". 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 #1,171,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.