melken

[ˈmɛlkn̩]

/[ˈmɛlkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“melken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,412
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Milch vom Milchvieh gewinnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-melken · melken · German

melken · rank #27,412 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,412
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH merkwürdiges

Nearest frequency peer: merkwürdiges (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „melken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „melken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

melken vs merke
67% similar
melken vs Melle
50% similar
melken vs Merkel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for melken
PropertyValue
Headwordmelken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɛlkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,412
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „melken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).melkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „merkwürdiges“ (#27,413), „maritime“ (#27,410), „Managerin“ (#27,409). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „melken“ bei #27,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around melken (IPA [ˈmɛlkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,412 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for melken, with forms such as "emlken", "meklen", and "melekn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "merke", "Melle", "Merkel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is melken, spelled M-E-L-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Milch vom Milchvieh gewinnen
  2. 2
    andere ausnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how melken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „…und wird soviel zu melken haben, dass er Butter essen wird.“ (Jes. 7.22)
  2. „Die Milch dafür hat Anna Fauth am Morgen gemolken, ihre Arbeit auf der Alm beginnt früh.“

This word in other languages

milk(English)ordeñar(Español)traire(Français)ordenhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlken
  • meklen
  • melekn
  • melkenn
  • melkken
  • melkne
  • mellken
  • mleken
  • mmelken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of melken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emlken2meklen2melekn2melkenn1melkken1melkne2mellken1mleken2
Edit distance from "melken"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "melken"?
"melken" is spelled M-E-L-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɛlkn̩].
What does "melken" mean?
As a verb, "melken" means: Milch vom Milchvieh gewinnen
What words are commonly confused with "melken"?
"melken" is commonly confused with "merke", "Melle", "Merkel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "melken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "melken" is [ˈmɛlkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "melken" come from?
"melken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "melken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Methan#27,415Lyrics#27,406lagert#27,387pennen#27,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Patrone9 variantsKnüppel9 variantsJakobs9 variantsrasend9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list