Which to use
“meld” is a verb and “Mol” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,760
- “meld” frequency rank
- #20,347
- “Mol” frequency rank
- 49107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meld | Mol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | die SI-Basiseinheit der Stoffmenge und enthält etwa 6,022·10²³ Teilchen, sodass 12;g Kohlenstoff mit dem Isotop ¹²C genau ein Mol ist. |
Where the eye mixes meld and Mol
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meld and Mol
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meld is [mɛlt] while Mol is [moːl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49107, 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]. Mol is at rank #20,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moːl].
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 49107, this pair ranks #1,223,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meld vs Mol
Shared letters: lm. Private to "meld": de. Private to "Mol": o.
"meld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meld ← emld · medl · meldd · melld · mled · mmeld
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meld" for "Mol" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "meld" or "Mol" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "meld" and "Mol" 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 "Mol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meld" and "Mol" 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 #1,223,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.