Which to use
“Melone” and “Melonen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,694
- “Melone” frequency rank
- #41,988
- “Melonen” frequency rank
- 71682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Melone | Melonen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein in den Tropen vorkommendes Gewächs und seine große süße Frucht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Melone |
Where the eye mixes Melone and Melonen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Melone and Melonen
A purely visual mix-up. Melone ([meˈloːnə]) and Melonen ([meˈloːnən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Melone” sits inside “Melonen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Melone is recorded at frequency rank #29,694, classified as anoun, pronounced [meˈloːnə]. Melonen is at rank #41,988, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈloːnən].
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 71682, this pair ranks #409,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Melone vs Melonen
Shared letters: elmno. Private to "Melone": -. Private to "Melonen": -.
"Melone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Melonen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Melone" and "Melonen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Melone" vs "Melonen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Melone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Melonen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Melone" and "Melonen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Melina vs Melone". 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 #409,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.