Which to use
“meldest” and “meldete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,804
- “meldest” frequency rank
- #7,963
- “meldete” frequency rank
- 42767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meldest | meldete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs melden |
Where the eye mixes meldest and meldete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. meldest (CVCCVCC) and meldete (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: meldest vs meldete
A purely visual mix-up. meldest ([ˈmɛldəst]) and meldete ([ˈmɛldətə]) 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 42767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meldest is recorded at frequency rank #34,804, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldəst]. meldete is at rank #7,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldətə].
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 42767, this pair ranks #1,439,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meldest vs meldete
Shared letters: delmt. Private to "meldest": s. Private to "meldete": -.
"meldest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "meldete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meldest" for "meldete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meldest" vs "meldete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meldest" and "meldete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meldest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meldete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meldest" and "meldete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melder vs meldest". 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 #1,439,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.