Which to use
“Milde” and “mills” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,775
- “Milde” frequency rank
- #22,434
- “mills” frequency rank
- 32209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Milde | mills |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Charaktereigenschaft der Sanftmut | Plural des Substantivs mill |
Where the eye mixes Milde and mills
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Milde with mills
A purely visual mix-up. Milde ([ˈmɪldə]) and mills ([mɪlz]) 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 32209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Milde is recorded at frequency rank #9,775, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪldə]. mills is at rank #22,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪlz].
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 32209, this pair ranks #1,712,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Milde vs mills
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "Milde": de. Private to "mills": s.
"Milde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mills" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Milde" and "mills" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Milde" or "mills"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Milde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mills" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Milde" and "mills" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs mills". 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 #1,712,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.