mildesvsmilleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mildes is a adjective, mille is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mildes” is an adjective and “mille” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,457
“mildes” frequency rank
#25,671
“mille” frequency rank
71128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mildes mille
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild tausend

Letter map: mildes vs mille

Shared letters muted; letters that set mildes and mille apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
mildes
5 ch
mille

Role in the sentence - mildes and mille

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mildes is anadjective and milleanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mildes is recorded at frequency rank #45,457, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldəs]. mille is at rank #25,671, tagged as anum, pronounced […].

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 71128, this pair ranks #425,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mildes vs mille

Shared letters: eilm. Private to "mildes": ds. Private to "mille": -.

"mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "mille" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mildesimldes · midles · milddes · mildess · mildse · mileds · milldes · mlides
  • milleimlle · milel · mlile · mmille

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mildes" and "mille" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mildes" is an adjective and "mille" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "mildes" vs "mille" - which ranks higher?
"mille" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,671 in our German list, against #45,457 for "mildes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "mildes" vs "mille" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mildes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #425,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mildes" and "mille" 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 #425,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list