# mel vs melk

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mel
*noun · IPA [mɛɫ] · frequency rank #15,943*
der Honig

### melk
*adjective · IPA [mɛlk] · frequency rank #41,987*
Milch gebend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mel-vs-melk