michvsMilzWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mich is a unknown, Milz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mich” is an unknown and “Milz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#69
“mich” frequency rank
#30,202
“Milz” frequency rank
30271
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mich Milz
Definition [1] Akkusativ Singular des Personalpronomens ich Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen

Where the eye mixes mich and Milz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mich
4 ch
Milz

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mich is [mɪç] while Milz is [mɪlt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mich is recorded at frequency rank #69, classified as anunknown, pronounced [mɪç]. 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 30271, this pair ranks #1,751,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mich vs Milz

Shared letters: im. Private to "mich": ch. Private to "Milz": lz.

"mich" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • michimch · mcih · micch · michh · mihc · mmich
  • Milzimlz · millz · milzz · mizl · mliz · mmilz

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mich" and "Milz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mich" is an unknown and "Milz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mich" or "Milz"?
"mich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #69 in our German list, against #30,202 for "Milz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list