Milde
[ˈmɪldə]
The verdict
“Milde” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,775 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,775
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Charaktereigenschaft der Sanftmut
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Milde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪldə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Milde” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Milde is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪldə]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,775 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Milde, with forms such as "imlde", "midle", and "mildde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "müde", "Mode", "Milf", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Milde, spelled M-I-L-D-E.
Definition
- 1die Charaktereigenschaft der Sanftmut
- 2die Eigenschaft von Speisen und Getränken, keine Reizstoffe zu enthalten (nicht scharf, gewürzt, salzig oder hochalkoholisch zu sein)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imlde,midle,mildde,miled,millde,mlide,mmilde
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Milde - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Milde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-L-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪldə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “müde” - see the side-by-side comparison. Milde vs müde
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.