# means vs meins

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### means
*noun · IPA [mi(ː)nz] · frequency rank #32,163*
Plural des Substantivs mean

### meins
*unknown · IPA [maɪ̯ns] · frequency rank #7,085*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/means-vs-meins