Which to use
“Mehrer” and “Melder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,985
- “Mehrer” frequency rank
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- 88824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mehrer | Melder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die eine größere Menge von etwas anhäuft | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert |
Where the eye mixes Mehrer and Melder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Mehrer and Melder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Mehrer and Melder
A purely visual mix-up. Mehrer ([ˈmeːʁɐ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mehrer is recorded at frequency rank #41,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeːʁɐ]. 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 88824, this pair ranks #64,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mehrer vs Melder
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Mehrer": h. Private to "Melder": dl.
"Mehrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mehrer" and "Melder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mehrer" 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 "Mehrer" 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 #64,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mehrer" 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 #64,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.