Which to use
“milden” is an adjective and “mixen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,988
- “milden” frequency rank
- #41,349
- “mixen” frequency rank
- 59337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milden | mixen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild | etwas, insbesondere alkoholische Getränke mischen |
Where the eye mixes milden and mixen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. milden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against mixen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between milden and mixen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: milden is [ˈmɪldn̩] while mixen is [ˈmɪksn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milden is recorded at frequency rank #17,988, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldn̩]. mixen is at rank #41,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪksn̩].
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 59337, this pair ranks #828,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of milden vs mixen
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "milden": dl. Private to "mixen": x.
"milden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mixen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "milden" and "mixen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "milden" or "mixen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "milden" and "mixen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "milden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #828,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milden" and "mixen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs mixen". 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 #828,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.