# melk vs merle

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### merle
*noun · IPA [mɛʁl] · frequency rank #28,761*
Amsel

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