Melker
[ˈmɛlkɐ]
The verdict
“Melker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-melker · Melker · German
Melker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Melker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛlkɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Melker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Melker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛlkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt".
Melker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Melker, spelled M-E-L-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich (beruflich) mit Melken beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Melker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der DDR will man aus ihm einen Melker machen. (Internetbeleg)
„Am nächsten Morgen besuchte Kurt den Melker im Kuhstall.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.