Which to use
“Maid” and “mei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,310
- “Maid” frequency rank
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- 46005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maid | mei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | junge, unverheiratete Frau | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen |
Where the eye mixes Maid and mei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Maid and mei
A purely visual mix-up. Maid ([maɪ̯t]) and mei ([ˈmeʔi]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maid is recorded at frequency rank #35,310, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯t]. mei is at rank #10,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeʔi].
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 46005, this pair ranks #1,333,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maid vs mei
Shared letters: im. Private to "Maid": ad. Private to "mei": e.
"Maid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Maid ← amid · madi · maidd · miad · mmaid
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maid" and "mei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Maid" or "mei" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maid" and "mei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maid vs Mals". 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 #1,333,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.