Which to use
“Milben” is a noun and “mildes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,590
- “Milben” frequency rank
- #45,457
- “mildes” frequency rank
- 93047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Milben | mildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Milbe | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild |
Where the eye mixes Milben and mildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Milben vs mildes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Milben is [ˈmɪlbn̩] while mildes is [ˈmɪldəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Milben is recorded at frequency rank #47,590, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪlbn̩]. 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 93047, this pair ranks #25,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Milben vs mildes
Shared letters: eilm. Private to "Milben": bn. Private to "mildes": ds.
"Milben" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Milben" and "mildes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Milben" vs "mildes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Milben" and "mildes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Milben" 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 #25,453 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Milben" and "mildes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs Milben". 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 #25,453 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.