Which to use
“mala” is an adjective and “meld” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,440
- “mala” frequency rank
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- 74200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mala | meld |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | verkehrt, umgekehrt, gegenteilig, entgegengesetzt | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden |
Letter map: mala vs meld
Shared letters muted; letters that set mala and meld apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mala (CVCV) and meld (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for mala / meld
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mala is anadjective and meldaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mala is recorded at frequency rank #45,440, classified as anadj. meld is at rank #28,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɛlt].
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 74200, this pair ranks #339,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mala vs meld
Shared letters: lm. Private to "mala": a. Private to "meld": de.
"mala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mala" for "meld" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mala" vs "meld" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "mala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meld" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mala" and "meld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mala vs mora". 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 #339,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.