milde
German, adjective
milde is spelled M-I-L-D-E (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Milde is a German feminine adjective meaning “alternative form of mild (Still common in the sense of merciful, otherwise obsolete.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular of mild. With a capital, Milde is a different word: “mildness, leniency (a sensory property; and figuratively a…”.
What does milde mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternative form of mild (Still common in the sense of merciful, otherwise obsolete.)
- 2
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 3
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 4
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 5
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
noun
- 1
femininemildness, leniency (a sensory property; and figuratively a characteristic of a man’s behaviour)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Charaktereigenschaft der Sanftmut 2. die Eigenschaft von Speisen und Getränken, keine Reizstoffe zu enthalten (nicht scharf, gewürzt, salzig oder hochalkoholisch zu sein)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to milde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is milde in German?
milde appears 6.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).