Which to use
“melken” is a verb and “Melzer” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,412
- “melken” frequency rank
- #44,070
- “Melzer” frequency rank
- 71482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melken | Melzer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Milch vom Milchvieh gewinnen | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes melken and Melzer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: melken vs Melzer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: melken is [ˈmɛlkn̩] while Melzer is [ˈmɛlt͡sɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melken is recorded at frequency rank #27,412, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛlkn̩]. Melzer is at rank #44,070, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmɛlt͡sɐ].
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 71482, this pair ranks #415,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of melken vs Melzer
Shared letters: elm. Private to "melken": kn. Private to "Melzer": rz.
"melken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Melzer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "melken" for "Melzer" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "melken" or "Melzer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "melken" and "Melzer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "melken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Melzer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melken" and "Melzer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melder vs Melzer". 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 #415,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.