Which to use
“mile” and “Milz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,680
- “mile” frequency rank
- #30,202
- “Milz” frequency rank
- 72882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mile | Milz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meile | Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen |
Where the eye mixes mile and Milz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mile (CVCV) and Milz (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: mile vs Milz
A purely visual mix-up. mile ([maɪl]) and Milz ([mɪlt͡s]) 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 - e in “mile” becomes z in “Milz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72882, 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]. Milz is at rank #30,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪlt͡s].
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 72882, this pair ranks #375,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mile vs Milz
Shared letters: ilm. Private to "mile": e. Private to "Milz": z.
"mile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mile" and "Milz" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mile" or "Milz" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Milz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mile" and "Milz" 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 #375,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.