Which to use
“milden” and “müden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,988
- “milden” frequency rank
- #27,858
- “müden” frequency rank
- 45846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milden | müden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs müde |
Where the eye mixes milden and müden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses milden with müden
A purely visual mix-up. milden ([ˈmɪldn̩]) and müden ([ˈmyːdn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45846, 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]. müden is at rank #27,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmyːdn̩].
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 45846, this pair ranks #1,339,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of milden vs müden
Shared letters: demn. Private to "milden": il. Private to "müden": ü.
"milden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "müden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- milden ← imlden · midlen · mildden · mildenn · mildne · miledn · millden · mliden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "milden" and "müden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "milden" or "müden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "milden" and "müden" 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 "müden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milden" and "müden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Madsen vs müden". 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 #1,339,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.