MeldervsMünderWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Melder” and “Münder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,839
“Melder” frequency rank
#42,697
“Münder” frequency rank
89536
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Melder Münder
Definition Person oder technisches Gerät, die/das Meldung macht oder eine Information transportiert Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mund

Where the eye mixes Melder and Münder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Melder
6 ch
Münder

Why the eye confuses Melder with Münder

A purely visual mix-up. Melder ([ˈmɛldɐ]) and Münder ([ˈmʏndɐ]) 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 89536, 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]. Münder is at rank #42,697, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmʏndɐ].

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 89536, this pair ranks #56,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Melder vs Münder

Shared letters: demr. Private to "Melder": l. Private to "Münder": .

"Melder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Münder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Melderemlder · medler · meldder · melderr · meldre · meledr · mellder · mleder

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Melder" for "Münder" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɛldɐ] versus [ˈmʏndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Melder" vs "Münder" - which ranks higher?
"Münder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,697 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.

Useful next steps

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 "Münder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Melder" and "Münder" 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 #56,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list