Which to use
“mies” and “mild” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,597
- “mies” frequency rank
- #18,330
- “mild” frequency rank
- 26927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mies | mild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel | nicht stark im Geschmack |
Where the eye mixes mies and mild
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mies vs mild
A purely visual mix-up. mies ([miːs]) and mild ([mɪlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mies is recorded at frequency rank #8,597, classified as anadj, pronounced [miːs]. mild is at rank #18,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mɪlt].
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 26927, this pair ranks #1,810,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mies vs mild
Shared letters: im. Private to "mies": es. Private to "mild": dl.
"mies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mies" and "mild" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mies" vs "mild" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mild" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mies" and "mild" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mild 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 #1,810,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.