Which to use
“milder” and “mildes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,670
- “milder” frequency rank
- #45,457
- “mildes” frequency rank
- 71127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milder | mildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild |
Where the eye mixes milder and mildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. milder and mildes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: milder vs mildes
A purely visual mix-up. milder ([ˈmɪldɐ]) and mildes ([ˈmɪldəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “milder” becomes s in “mildes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71127, 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]. mildes is at rank #45,457, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldəs].
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 71127, this pair ranks #425,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of milder vs mildes
Shared letters: deilm. Private to "milder": r. Private to "mildes": s.
"milder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "milder" and "mildes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "milder" vs "mildes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "milder" and "mildes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "milder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mildes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milder" and "mildes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mildes vs Milfs". 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 #425,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.