MeldervsmeldetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Melder is a noun, meldet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#46,839
“Melder” frequency rank
#4,292
“meldet” frequency rank
51131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Melder meldet
Definition Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
Melder
6 ch
meldet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Melder is [ˈmɛldɐ] while meldet is [ˈmɛldət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Melder” becomes t in “meldet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Melder is recorded at frequency rank #46,839, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛldɐ]. meldet is at rank #4,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldət].

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 51131, this pair ranks #1,147,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Melder vs meldet

Shared letters: delm. Private to "Melder": r. Private to "meldet": t.

"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "meldet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Melderemlder · medler · meldder · melderr · meldre · meledr · mellder · mleder
  • meldetemldet · medlet · melddet · meldett · meldte · meledt · melldet · mledet

Frequency comparison

Melder#46,839
meldet#4,292

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Melder" and "meldet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Melder" is a noun and "meldet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Melder" or "meldet"?
"meldet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,292 in our German list, against #46,839 for "Melder". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Melder vs meldet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Melder”; for a verb, it's “meldet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Melder” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list