Which to use
“melden” and “morden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,816
- “melden” frequency rank
- #11,710
- “morden” frequency rank
- 13526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melden | morden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ereignis (beispielsweise einem Vorgesetzten oder einer offiziellen Stelle) berichten | jemanden vorsätzlich töten, einen Mord verüben |
Where the eye mixes melden and morden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. melden and morden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses melden with morden
A purely visual mix-up. melden ([ˈmɛldn̩]) and morden ([ˈmɔʁdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13526, 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]. morden is at rank #11,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɔʁdn̩].
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 13526, this pair ranks #1,957,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of melden vs morden
Shared letters: demn. Private to "melden": l. Private to "morden": or.
"melden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "morden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melden" and "morden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "melden" or "morden" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "melden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melden" and "morden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maroden vs morden". 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 #1,957,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.