Which to use
“meiden” and “melden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,482
- “meiden” frequency rank
- #1,816
- “melden” frequency rank
- 13298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meiden | melden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas dafür tun, einer Person oder Sache nicht zu begegnen | ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten |
Where the eye mixes meiden and melden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. meiden (CVVCVC) and melden (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses meiden with melden
A purely visual mix-up. meiden ([ˈmaɪ̯dn̩]) and melden ([ˈmɛldn̩]) 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 a single letter - i in “meiden” becomes l in “melden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meiden is recorded at frequency rank #11,482, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯dn̩]. melden is at rank #1,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldn̩].
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 13298, this pair ranks #1,958,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meiden vs melden
Shared letters: demn. Private to "meiden": i. Private to "melden": l.
"meiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meiden" and "melden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meiden" or "melden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meiden" and "melden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs meiden". 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 #1,958,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.