Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “melden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #1,816
- “melden” frequency rank
- 44486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | melden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten |
Letter map: maiden vs melden
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and melden apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maiden (CVVCVC) and melden (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for maiden / melden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and meldenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. melden is at rank #1,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldn̩].
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 44486, this pair ranks #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs melden
Shared letters: demn. Private to "maiden": ai. Private to "melden": l.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "maiden" vs "melden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "melden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden vs puzzles". 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 #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.