Which to use
“miller” is a noun and “Müllers” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,956
- “miller” frequency rank
- #21,707
- “Müllers” frequency rank
- 28663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miller | Müllers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Müller | Familienname |
Where the eye mixes miller and Müllers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. miller runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Müllers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses miller with Müllers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: miller is [ˈmɪləʳ] while Müllers is [ˈmʏlɐs]. 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 (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miller is recorded at frequency rank #6,956, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪləʳ]. Müllers is at rank #21,707, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmʏlɐs].
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 28663, this pair ranks #1,780,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miller vs Müllers
Shared letters: elmr. Private to "miller": i. Private to "Müllers": sü.
"miller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Müllers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- miller ← imller · milelr · miler · millerr · millre · mliler · mmiller
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "miller" and "Müllers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "miller" vs "Müllers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "miller" and "Müllers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "miller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Müllers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miller" and "Müllers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milben vs miller". 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 #1,780,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.