Which to use
“milder” is an adjective and “mildern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,670
- “milder” frequency rank
- #40,702
- “mildern” frequency rank
- 66372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milder | mildern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild | etwas in dessen (negativer) Wirkung abschwächen |
Where the eye mixes milder and mildern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: milder vs mildern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: milder is [ˈmɪldɐ] while mildern is [ˈmɪldɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “milder” sits inside “mildern”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milder is recorded at frequency rank #25,670, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldɐ]. mildern is at rank #40,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪldɐn].
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 66372, this pair ranks #575,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of milder vs mildern
Shared letters: deilmr. Private to "milder": -. Private to "mildern": n.
"milder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mildern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "milder" and "mildern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "milder" or "mildern" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "milder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mildern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #575,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milder" and "mildern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milben vs mildern". 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 #575,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.