Which to use
“melde” is a verb and “Melder” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,626
- “melde” frequency rank
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- 52465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melde | Melder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert |
Where the eye mixes melde and Melder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. melde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Melder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: melde vs Melder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: melde is [ˈmɛldə] while Melder is [ˈmɛldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “melde” 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 52465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melde is recorded at frequency rank #5,626, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldə]. 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 52465, this pair ranks #1,095,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melde vs Melder
Shared letters: delm. Private to "melde": -. Private to "Melder": r.
"melde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "melde" for "Melder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "melde" or "Melder"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "melde" 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 #1,095,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melde" 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 #1,095,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.