melden vs mildern, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“melden” and “mildern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,816
“melden” frequency rank: #40,702
“mildern” frequency rank: 42518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	melden	mildern
Definition	ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten	etwas in dessen (negativer) Wirkung abschwächen

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch

melden

7 ch

mildern

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. melden ([ˈmɛldn̩]) and mildern ([ˈmɪldɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42518, 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]. mildern is at rank #40,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪldɐn].

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 42518, this pair ranks #1,446,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of melden vs mildern

Shared letters: delmn. Private to "melden": -. Private to "mildern": ir.

"melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mildern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

melden ← emlden · medlen · meldden · meldenn · meldne · meledn · mellden · mleden
mildern ← imldern · midlern · milddern · mildenr · mildernn · milderrn · mildren · miledrn

Frequency comparison

melden#1,816

mildern#40,702

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are said differently ([ˈmɛldn̩] versus [ˈmɪldɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

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

"melden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,816 in our German list, against #40,702 for "mildern". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering melden vs mildern

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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