Which to use
“mean” is a noun and “meg” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,306
- “mean” frequency rank
- #31,681
- “meg” frequency rank
- 50987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mean | meg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ergebnis der Division einer Summe von Zahlen durch deren Anzahl | Präteritum: kennzeichnet eine Handlung als abgeschlossen |
Where the eye mixes mean and meg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mean vs meg
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mean is [mi(ː)n] while meg is [mɛɡ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mean is recorded at frequency rank #19,306, classified as anoun, pronounced [mi(ː)n]. meg is at rank #31,681, tagged as anadv, pronounced [mɛɡ].
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 50987, this pair ranks #1,152,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mean vs meg
Shared letters: em. Private to "mean": an. Private to "meg": g.
"mean" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "meg" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mean ← eman · meann · mena · mmean
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mean" and "meg" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mean" or "meg"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mean" and "meg" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mean" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mean" and "meg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meg 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 #1,152,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.