Which to use
“might” is a verb and “mille” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,168
- “might” frequency rank
- #25,671
- “mille” frequency rank
- 57839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | might | mille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs may | tausend |
Letter map: might vs mille
Shared letters muted; letters that set might and mille apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. might (CVCCC) and mille (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: might vs mille
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: might is averb and milleanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
might is recorded at frequency rank #32,168, classified as averb, pronounced […]. mille is at rank #25,671, tagged as anum, pronounced […].
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 57839, this pair ranks #885,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of might vs mille
Shared letters: im. Private to "might": ght. Private to "mille": el.
"might" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mille" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "might" for "mille" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "might" or "mille" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "might" vs "mille" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "might" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #885,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "might" and "mille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "might vs puzzles". 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 #885,774 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.