Which to use
“Maine” and “Meike” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,837
- “Maine” frequency rank
- #38,282
- “Meike” frequency rank
- 66119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maine | Meike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Maine and Meike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Maine and Meike follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Maine vs Meike
A purely visual mix-up. Maine ([meːn]) and Meike ([ˈmaɪ̯kə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maine is recorded at frequency rank #27,837, classified as aname, pronounced [meːn]. Meike is at rank #38,282, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯kə].
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 66119, this pair ranks #583,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maine vs Meike
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Maine": an. Private to "Meike": k.
"Maine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Meike" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maine" and "Meike" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Maine" or "Meike" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Maine" and "Meike" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meike" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #583,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maine" and "Meike" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meike vs Mette". 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 #583,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.