Which to use
“Meile” and “mel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,698
- “Meile” frequency rank
- #15,943
- “mel” frequency rank
- 31641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meile | mel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | der Honig |
Where the eye mixes Meile and mel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Meile with mel
A purely visual mix-up. Meile ([ˈmaɪ̯lə]) and mel ([mɛɫ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meile is recorded at frequency rank #15,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. mel is at rank #15,943, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛɫ].
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 31641, this pair ranks #1,724,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meile vs mel
Shared letters: elm. Private to "Meile": i. Private to "mel": -.
"Meile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "mel" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Meile ← emile · meiel · meille · melie · miele · mmeile
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meile" and "mel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Meile" vs "mel" - 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 "Meile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meile" and "mel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mel vs Memel". 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 #1,724,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.