meldvsMESZConfusable pair

Quick tell: meld is a verb, MESZ is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“meld” is a verb and “MESZ” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,760
“meld” frequency rank
#30,200
“MESZ” frequency rank
58960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meld MESZ
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Letter map: meld vs MESZ

Shared letters muted; letters that set meld and MESZ apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
meld
4 ch
MESZ

Grammar separator: meld vs MESZ

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meld is averb and MESZanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58960, 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]. MESZ is at rank #30,200, tagged as anabbrev.

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 58960, this pair ranks #842,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meld vs MESZ

Shared letters: em. Private to "meld": dl. Private to "MESZ": sz.

"meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "MESZ" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • meldemld · medl · meldd · melld · mled · mmeld
  • MESZemsz · messz · meszz · mezs · mmesz · msez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meld" and "MESZ" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "meld" is a verb and "MESZ" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "meld" or "MESZ"?
"meld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,760 in our German list, against #30,200 for "MESZ". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "meld" vs "MESZ" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "meld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "MESZ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #842,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "meld" and "MESZ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs meld". 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 #842,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list