# melk vs merk

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### merk
*verb · IPA [mɛʁk] · frequency rank #12,537*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs merken

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