Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “meidet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #34,802
- “meidet” frequency rank
- 77472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | meidet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden |
Letter map: maiden vs meidet
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and meidet apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. maiden and meidet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: maiden vs meidet
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and meidetaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. meidet is at rank #34,802, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯dət].
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 77472, this pair ranks #259,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs meidet
Shared letters: deim. Private to "maiden": an. Private to "meidet": t.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meidet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maiden" and "meidet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maiden" or "meidet"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meidet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "meidet" 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 #259,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.