melden vs Melonen, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“melden” is a verb and “Melonen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,816
“melden” frequency rank: #41,988
“Melonen” frequency rank: 43804
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	melden	Melonen
Definition	ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Melone

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set melden and Melonen apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

melden

7 ch

Melonen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: melden is [ˈmɛldn̩] while Melonen is [meˈloːnən]. 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 43804, 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]. Melonen is at rank #41,988, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈloːnən].

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 43804, this pair ranks #1,406,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of melden vs Melonen

Shared letters: elmn. Private to "melden": d. Private to "Melonen": o.

"melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Melonen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

melden ← emlden · medlen · meldden · meldenn · meldne · meledn · mellden · mleden
Melonen ← emlonen · mellonen · melnoen · meloenn · melonenn · melonnen · meolnen · mleonen

Frequency comparison

melden#1,816

Melonen#41,988

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "melden" and "Melonen" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "melden" is a verb and "Melonen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "melden" or "Melonen"?

"melden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,816 in our German list, against #41,988 for "Melonen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering melden vs Melonen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “melden”; for a noun, it's “Melonen”.
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