Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “meide” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- 81567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | meide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden |
Letter map: maiden vs meide
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and meide apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: maiden vs meide
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and meideaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. meide is at rank #38,897, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯də].
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 81567, this pair ranks #173,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs meide
Shared letters: deim. Private to "maiden": an. Private to "meide": -.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maiden" and "meide" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maiden" or "meide"?
What to do next
You've compared "maiden" and "meide". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "meide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden vs puzzles". 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 #173,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.