Which to use
“Melder” and “member” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- #20,666
- “member” frequency rank
- 67505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melder | member |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert | Angehöriger, Mitglied |
Where the eye mixes Melder and member
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Melder and member follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Melder vs member
A purely visual mix-up. Melder ([ˈmɛldɐ]) and member ([ˈmɛmbə]) 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 67505, 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]. member is at rank #20,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛmbə].
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 67505, this pair ranks #538,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Melder vs member
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Melder": dl. Private to "member": b.
"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Melder" and "member" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Melder" or "member" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Melder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "member" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #538,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melder" and "member" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melder vs murder". 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 #538,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.