Which to use
“mild” and “mildes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,330
- “mild” frequency rank
- #45,457
- “mildes” frequency rank
- 63787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mild | mildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht stark im Geschmack | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild |
Where the eye mixes mild and mildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mild and mildes
A purely visual mix-up. mild ([mɪlt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mild” sits inside “mildes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mild is recorded at frequency rank #18,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [mɪlt]. 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 63787, this pair ranks #664,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mild vs mildes
Shared letters: dilm. Private to "mild": -. Private to "mildes": es.
"mild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mild" and "mildes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mild" vs "mildes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mild" and "mildes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mild" 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 #664,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mild" 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 #664,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.