MeldervsmildesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Melder is a noun, mildes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#46,839
“Melder” frequency rank
#45,457
“mildes” frequency rank
92296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Melder mildes
Definition Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mild

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Melder and mildes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Melder
6 ch
mildes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Melder is [ˈmɛldɐ] while mildes is [ˈmɪldəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92296, 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]. mildes is at rank #45,457, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪldəs].

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 92296, this pair ranks #30,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Melder vs mildes

Shared letters: delm. Private to "Melder": r. Private to "mildes": is.

"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "mildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Melderemlder · medler · meldder · melderr · meldre · meledr · mellder · mleder
  • mildesimldes · midles · milddes · mildess · mildse · mileds · milldes · mlides

Frequency comparison

Melder#46,839
mildes#45,457

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Melder" and "mildes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Melder" is a noun and "mildes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Melder" or "mildes"?
"mildes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,457 in our German list, against #46,839 for "Melder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Melder vs mildes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Melder”; for an adjective, it's “mildes”.
  • 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