Which to use
“meldete” and “mündete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,963
- “meldete” frequency rank
- #37,100
- “mündete” frequency rank
- 45063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meldete | mündete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs melden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs münden |
Where the eye mixes meldete and mündete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. meldete and mündete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses meldete with mündete
A purely visual mix-up. meldete ([ˈmɛldətə]) and mündete ([ˈmʏndətə]) 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 45063, 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]. mündete is at rank #37,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmʏndətə].
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 45063, this pair ranks #1,365,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meldete vs mündete
Shared letters: demt. Private to "meldete": l. Private to "mündete": nü.
"meldete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mündete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meldete ← emldete · medlete · melddete · meldeet · meldette · meldtee · meledte · melldete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meldete" and "mündete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meldete" vs "mündete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meldete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mündete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,365,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meldete" and "mündete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Münder vs mündete". 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 #1,365,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.