Which to use
“Mehl” and “merle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,773
- “Mehl” frequency rank
- #28,761
- “merle” frequency rank
- 38534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mehl | merle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist aus gemahlenen Getreidekörnern gewonnenes pulverförmiges Produkt | Amsel |
Where the eye mixes Mehl and merle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mehl and merle
A purely visual mix-up. Mehl ([meːl]) and merle ([mɛʁl]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mehl is recorded at frequency rank #9,773, classified as anoun, pronounced [meːl]. merle is at rank #28,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛʁl].
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 38534, this pair ranks #1,561,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mehl vs merle
Shared letters: elm. Private to "Mehl": h. Private to "merle": r.
"Mehl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "merle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mehl" and "merle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mehl" or "merle"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mehl" and "merle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mehl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,561,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mehl" and "merle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merle vs Mette". 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 #1,561,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.