Which to use
“meldete” and “meldeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,963
- “meldete” frequency rank
- #21,694
- “meldeten” frequency rank
- 29657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meldete | meldeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs melden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs melden |
Where the eye mixes meldete and meldeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. meldete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against meldeten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meldete with meldeten
A purely visual mix-up. meldete ([ˈmɛldətə]) and meldeten ([ˈmɛldətn̩]) 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) - “meldete” sits inside “meldeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meldete is recorded at frequency rank #7,963, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldətə]. meldeten is at rank #21,694, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛldətn̩].
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 29657, this pair ranks #1,762,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meldete vs meldeten
Shared letters: delmt. Private to "meldete": -. Private to "meldeten": n.
"meldete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "meldeten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meldete" for "meldeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meldete" vs "meldeten" - which ranks higher?
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 "meldete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meldeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meldete" and "meldeten" 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 #1,762,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.