# melk vs melken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### melk
*adjective · IPA [mɛlk] · frequency rank #41,987*
Milch gebend

### melken
*verb · IPA [ˈmɛlkn̩] · frequency rank #27,412*
Milch vom Milchvieh gewinnen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/melk-vs-melken