Which to use
“meld” is a verb and “Mett” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- #28,763
- “Mett” frequency rank
- 57523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meld | Mett |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | gewürztes Hackfleisch vom Schwein, manchmal auch mit Zwiebelstücken gemischt; kann roh gegessen oder wie Hackfleisch weiterverarbeitet werden |
Where the eye mixes meld and Mett
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. meld and Mett follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses meld with Mett
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meld is [mɛlt] while Mett is [mɛt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57523, 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]. Mett is at rank #28,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛt].
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 57523, this pair ranks #898,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meld vs Mett
Shared letters: em. Private to "meld": dl. Private to "Mett": t.
"meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mett" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meld" for "Mett" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mett" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #898,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meld" and "Mett" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mett vs mietet". 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 #898,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.