Which to use
“Melder” and “miller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- #6,956
- “miller” frequency rank
- 53795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melder | miller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert | der Müller |
Where the eye mixes Melder and miller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Melder and miller 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 miller
A purely visual mix-up. Melder ([ˈmɛldɐ]) and miller ([ˈmɪləʳ]) 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 53795, 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]. miller is at rank #6,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪləʳ].
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 53795, this pair ranks #1,043,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Melder vs miller
Shared letters: elmr. Private to "Melder": d. Private to "miller": i.
"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "miller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Melder" and "miller" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Melder" vs "miller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Melder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,043,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melder" and "miller" 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 #1,043,953 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.