Which to use
“meide” and “meld” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- 67657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meide | meld |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden |
Where the eye mixes meide and meld
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meide with meld
A purely visual mix-up. meide ([ˈmaɪ̯də]) and meld ([mɛlt]) 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 67657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meide is recorded at frequency rank #38,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯də]. meld is at rank #28,760, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɛlt].
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 67657, this pair ranks #533,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meide vs meld
Shared letters: dem. Private to "meide": i. Private to "meld": l.
"meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meide" and "meld" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meld" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #533,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meide" and "meld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meide 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 #533,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.