Which to use
“meldet” and “meldete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,292
- “meldet” frequency rank
- #7,963
- “meldete” frequency rank
- 12255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meldet | meldete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs melden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs melden |
Where the eye mixes meldet and meldete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. meldet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against meldete's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meldet vs meldete
A purely visual mix-up. meldet ([ˈmɛldət]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “meldet” sits inside “meldete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meldet is recorded at frequency rank #4,292, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldət]. 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 12255, this pair ranks #1,965,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meldet vs meldete
Shared letters: delmt. Private to "meldet": -. Private to "meldete": -.
"meldet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "meldete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meldet" for "meldete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "meldet" or "meldete"?
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 "meldet" 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 #1,965,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meldet" and "meldete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melder vs meldete". 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 #1,965,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.