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“Milliarde” and “Milliarden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,698
- “Milliarde” frequency rank
- #1,739
- “Milliarden” frequency rank
- 12437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Milliarde | Milliarden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tausend Millionen (1000 Millionen, 10⁹), die dritte Potenz von 1000: 1000 × 1000 × 1000, ausgeschrieben 1.000.000.000 | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Milliarde |
Where the eye mixes Milliarde and Milliarden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Milliarde runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against Milliarden's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Milliarde and Milliarden
A purely visual mix-up. Milliarde ([mɪˈli̯aʁdə]) and Milliarden ([mɪˈli̯aʁdn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Milliarde” sits inside “Milliarden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Milliarde is recorded at frequency rank #10,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈli̯aʁdə]. Milliarden is at rank #1,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪˈli̯aʁdn̩].
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 12437, this pair ranks #1,964,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Milliarde vs Milliarden
Shared letters: adeilmr. Private to "Milliarde": -. Private to "Milliarden": n.
"Milliarde" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "Milliarden" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Milliarde ← imlliarde · miliarde · mililarde · millairde · milliadre · milliardde · milliared · milliarrde
- Milliarden ← imlliarden · miliarden · mililarden · millairden · milliadren · milliardden · milliardenn · milliardne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Milliarde" and "Milliarden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Milliarde" vs "Milliarden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Milliarde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Milliarden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Milliarde" and "Milliarden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milliardäre vs Milliarde". 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 #1,964,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.