Meile

/[ˈmaɪ̯lə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,698

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Meile is aGermannoun. It means: Längenmaß in der Größenordnung von 1 bis 11 Kilometer, früher in Deutschland und Österreich etwa 7,5 Kilometer entsprechend, noch heute offiziell im Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten St... Pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. Often confused with mel and mein.

Key facts for Meile
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯lə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,698
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Meile in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Meile is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,698 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Meile, with forms such as "emile", "meiel", and "meille". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mel", "mein", "Milf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Meile, spelled M-E-I-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Längenmaß in der Größenordnung von 1 bis 11 Kilometer, früher in Deutschland und Österreich etwa 7,5 Kilometer entsprechend, noch heute offiziell im Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten Staaten (1,609 Kilometer) sowie inoffiziell noch in Norwegen und Schweden (10 Kilometer)
  2. 2
    meist geradlinig verlaufende Straße, in der etwas Besonderes ist/stattfindet

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emile,meiel,meille,melie,miele,mmeile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Meile

Misspelling Variants of "Meile"

emile5meiel5meille6melie5miele5mmeile6
Misspelling Variants of "Meile"

Frequency rank: #15,698 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meile"?
"Meile" is spelled M-E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯lə].
What does "Meile" mean?
As a noun, "Meile" means: Längenmaß in der Größenordnung von 1 bis 11 Kilometer, früher in Deutschland und Österreich etwa 7,5 Kilometer entsprechend, noch heute offiziell im Vereinigten Königreich und in den Vereinigten St...
What words are commonly confused with "Meile"?
"Meile" is commonly confused with "mel", "mein", "Milf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meile" is [ˈmaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meile" come from?
"Meile" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.