Which to use
“mies” and “mildes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,597
- “mies” frequency rank
- #45,457
- “mildes” frequency rank
- 54054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mies | mildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild |
Where the eye mixes mies and mildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mies runs 4 letters (CVVC) against mildes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mies vs mildes
A purely visual mix-up. mies ([miːs]) and mildes ([ˈmɪldəs]) 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 54054, 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]. mildes is at rank #45,457, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldəs].
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 54054, this pair ranks #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mies vs mildes
Shared letters: eims. Private to "mies": -. Private to "mildes": dl.
"mies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mies" and "mildes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mies" or "mildes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mies" and "mildes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mildes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mies" and "mildes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mildes 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 #1,033,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.