Which to use
“Melder” and “Mulde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,839
- “Melder” frequency rank
- #26,976
- “Mulde” frequency rank
- 73815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melder | Mulde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert | längliches, abgerundetes Gefäß mit einer flachen Vertiefung, das sowohl aus einem Stück als auch aus einem Material gefertigt ist |
Where the eye mixes Melder and Mulde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Melder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Mulde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Melder with Mulde
A purely visual mix-up. Melder ([ˈmɛldɐ]) and Mulde ([ˈmʊldə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73815, 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]. Mulde is at rank #26,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʊldə].
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 73815, this pair ranks #350,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Melder vs Mulde
Shared letters: delm. Private to "Melder": r. Private to "Mulde": u.
"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mulde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Melder" and "Mulde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Melder" or "Mulde"?
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 "Mulde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melder" and "Mulde" 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 #350,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.