Which to use
“mei” is a noun and “melk” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- #41,987
- “melk” frequency rank
- 52682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mei | melk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen | Milch gebend |
Where the eye mixes mei and melk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mei is [ˈmeʔi] while melk is [mɛlk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mei is recorded at frequency rank #10,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeʔi]. melk is at rank #41,987, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mɛlk].
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 52682, this pair ranks #1,087,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mei vs melk
Shared letters: em. Private to "mei": i. Private to "melk": kl.
"mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "melk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- melk ← emlk · mekl · melkk · mellk · mlek · mmelk