Which to use
“meld” is a verb and “Melder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- 75599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meld | Melder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert |
Where the eye mixes meld and Melder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meld runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Melder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meld and Melder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meld is [mɛlt] while Melder is [ˈmɛldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “meld” sits inside “Melder”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meld is recorded at frequency rank #28,760, classified as averb, pronounced [mɛlt]. 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 75599, this pair ranks #304,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of meld vs Melder
Shared letters: delm. Private to "meld": -. Private to "Melder": r.
"meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meld" and "Melder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meld" vs "Melder" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meld" and "Melder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meld" 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 #304,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meld" 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 #304,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.