Which to use
“Meer” and “Melder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,638
- “Meer” frequency rank
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- 48477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meer | Melder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes, salziges Gewässer, die Gesamtheit des zusammenhängenden Gewässers, welches die Landmassen der Erde umgibt, ein bestimmter, geographisch abgegrenzter Teil dieses Gewässers | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert |
Where the eye mixes Meer and Melder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Meer runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Melder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Meer with Melder
A purely visual mix-up. Meer ([meːɐ̯]) and Melder ([ˈmɛldɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meer is recorded at frequency rank #1,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [meːɐ̯]. Melder is at rank #46,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛldɐ].
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 48477, this pair ranks #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meer vs Melder
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meer": -. Private to "Melder": dl.
"Meer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meer" and "Melder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Meer" vs "Melder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Melder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meer" and "Melder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melder vs murder". 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 #1,247,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.