Which to use
“melden” is a verb and “Melodien” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,816
- “melden” frequency rank
- #12,758
- “Melodien” frequency rank
- 14574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melden | Melodien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Melodie |
Where the eye mixes melden and Melodien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. melden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Melodien's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between melden and Melodien
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: melden is [ˈmɛldn̩] while Melodien is [ˌmeloˈdiːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 14574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melden is recorded at frequency rank #1,816, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldn̩]. Melodien is at rank #12,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌmeloˈdiːən].
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 14574, this pair ranks #1,950,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of melden vs Melodien
Shared letters: delmn. Private to "melden": -. Private to "Melodien": io.
"melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Melodien" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "melden" and "Melodien" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "melden" or "Melodien"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "melden" and "Melodien" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "melden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Melodien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,256 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melden" and "Melodien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melodien vs Melonen". 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 #1,950,256 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.