# Maler vs Melzer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maler
*noun · IPA [ˈmaːlɐ] · frequency rank #4,811*
Künstler, der Bilder malt

### Melzer
*name · IPA [ˈmɛlt͡sɐ] · frequency rank #44,070*
deutscher Nachname, Familienname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maler-vs-melzer