Which to use
“melodische” and “modische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,326
- “melodische” frequency rank
- #38,297
- “modische” frequency rank
- 86623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melodische | modische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs melodisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modisch |
Where the eye mixes melodische and modische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. melodische runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against modische's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: melodische vs modische
A purely visual mix-up. melodische ([meˈloːdɪʃə]) and modische ([ˈmoːdɪʃə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melodische is recorded at frequency rank #48,326, classified as anadj, pronounced [meˈloːdɪʃə]. modische is at rank #38,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːdɪʃə].
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 86623, this pair ranks #91,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of melodische vs modische
Shared letters: cdehimos. Private to "melodische": l. Private to "modische": -.
"melodische" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV · "modische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- melodische ← emlodische · meldoische · mellodische · meloddische · melodicshe · melodiscche · melodisceh · melodischhe
- modische ← mdoische · mmodische · moddische · modicshe · modiscche · modisceh · modischhe · modishce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melodische" and "modische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "melodische" or "modische"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "melodische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melodische" and "modische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melodische vs melodischen". 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 #91,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.