Which to use
“milk” is a verb and “mir” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,262
- “milk” frequency rank
- #62
- “mir” frequency rank
- 34324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milk | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs melken | Dativ der ersten Person Singular |
Where the eye mixes milk and mir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between milk and mir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: milk is [mɪlk] while mir is [miːɐ̯]. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milk is recorded at frequency rank #34,262, classified as averb, pronounced [mɪlk]. mir is at rank #62, tagged as apron, pronounced [miːɐ̯].
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 34324, this pair ranks #1,665,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of milk vs mir
Shared letters: im. Private to "milk": kl. Private to "mir": r.
"milk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- milk ← imlk · mikl · milkk · millk · mlik · mmilk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "milk" for "mir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "milk" or "mir"?
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 "milk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milk" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs milk". 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 #1,665,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.