milevsMilizWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“mile” and “Miliz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,680
“mile” frequency rank
#18,331
“Miliz” frequency rank
61011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mile Miliz
Definition Meile nicht ständige Streitkräfte als Ergänzung der Kampftruppe

Where the eye mixes mile and Miliz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mile runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Miliz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
mile
5 ch
Miliz

Visual trap between mile and Miliz

A purely visual mix-up. mile ([maɪl]) and Miliz ([miˈliːt͡s]) 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 61011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mile is recorded at frequency rank #42,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɪl]. Miliz is at rank #18,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈliːt͡s].

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 61011, this pair ranks #765,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mile vs Miliz

Shared letters: ilm. Private to "mile": e. Private to "Miliz": z.

"mile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Miliz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mile ← imle · miel · mlie · mmile
  • Miliz ← imliz · miilz · milizz · milliz · milzi · mliiz · mmiliz

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mile" and "Miliz" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([maɪl] versus [miˈliːt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mile" or "Miliz"?
"Miliz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,331 in our German list, against #42,680 for "mile". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "mile" and "Miliz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Miliz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #765,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mile" and "Miliz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mile 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 #765,590 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