Which to use
“Meile” and “Milz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,698
- “Meile” frequency rank
- #30,202
- “Milz” frequency rank
- 45900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meile | Milz |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen |
Where the eye mixes Meile and Milz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Meile runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Milz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Meile vs Milz
A purely visual mix-up. Meile ([ˈmaɪ̯lə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45900, 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]. 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 45900, this pair ranks #1,337,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meile vs Milz
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "Meile": e. Private to "Milz": z.
"Meile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meile" for "Milz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Meile" vs "Milz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meile" 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 #1,337,319 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meile" 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 #1,337,319 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.