Which to use
“meld” is a verb and “Milz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- #30,202
- “Milz” frequency rank
- 58962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meld | Milz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | Organ zur Produktion von Abwehrstoffen und weißen Blutkörperchen, sowie zum Abbau von roten Blutkörperchen |
Where the eye mixes meld and Milz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. meld and Milz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: meld vs Milz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meld is [mɛlt] while Milz is [mɪlt͡s]. 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 58962, 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]. Milz is at rank #30,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɪlt͡s].
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 58962, this pair ranks #842,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meld vs Milz
Shared letters: lm. Private to "meld": de. Private to "Milz": iz.
"meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Milz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meld" and "Milz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meld" vs "Milz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Milz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #842,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meld" and "Milz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs Milz". 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 #842,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.