Which to use
“Meier” and “Melder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,789
- “Meier” frequency rank
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- 54628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meier | Melder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beamter eines adligen oder geistlichen Grundherrn, der die Verwaltung und Bewirtschaftung des Haupthofes (Meierhof) übernahm, später Pächter des größten Hofs | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert |
Where the eye mixes Meier and Melder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Meier runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against Melder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Meier vs Melder
A purely visual mix-up. Meier ([ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meier is recorded at frequency rank #7,789, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. 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 54628, this pair ranks #1,011,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meier vs Melder
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meier": i. Private to "Melder": dl.
"Meier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Meier" and "Melder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meier" 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 #1,011,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meier" 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 #1,011,412 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.