Which to use
“Milde” and “Minze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,775
- “Milde” frequency rank
- #33,189
- “Minze” frequency rank
- 42964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Milde | Minze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Charaktereigenschaft der Sanftmut | die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten |
Where the eye mixes Milde and Minze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Milde with Minze
A purely visual mix-up. Milde ([ˈmɪldə]) and Minze ([ˈmɪnt͡sə]) 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 42964, 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]. Minze is at rank #33,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪnt͡sə].
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 42964, this pair ranks #1,432,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Milde vs Minze
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Milde": dl. Private to "Minze": nz.
"Milde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Minze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Milde" and "Minze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Milde" vs "Minze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Minze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,432,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Milde" and "Minze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Minze". 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 #1,432,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.