Which to use
“mildern” is a verb and “modern” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,702
- “mildern” frequency rank
- #4,450
- “modern” frequency rank
- 45152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mildern | modern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in dessen (negativer) Wirkung abschwächen | der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich |
Where the eye mixes mildern and modern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mildern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against modern's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mildern vs modern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mildern is [ˈmɪldɐn] while modern is [moˈdɛʁn]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mildern is recorded at frequency rank #40,702, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪldɐn]. modern is at rank #4,450, tagged as anadj, pronounced [moˈdɛʁn].
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 45152, this pair ranks #1,362,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mildern vs modern
Shared letters: demnr. Private to "mildern": il. Private to "modern": o.
"mildern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "modern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mildern" for "modern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mildern" or "modern" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mildern" and "modern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mildern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mildern" and "modern" 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 #1,362,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.