Which to use
“Mail” and “mei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,814
- “Mail” frequency rank
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- 12509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mei | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen |
Where the eye mixes Mail and mei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mail and mei
A purely visual mix-up. Mail ([mɛɪ̯l]) 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 12509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mail is recorded at frequency rank #1,814, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛɪ̯l]. 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 12509, this pair ranks #1,963,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mail vs mei
Shared letters: im. Private to "Mail": al. Private to "mei": e.
"Mail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mail ← amil · maill · mial · mmail
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mail" for "mei" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Mail" or "mei" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mail" and "mei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mail" 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 #1,963,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mail" and "mei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mei vs mme". 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 #1,963,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.