MedivsmeiConfusable pair

Which to use

“Medi” and “mei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,836
“Medi” frequency rank
#10,695
“mei” frequency rank
57531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Medi mei
Definition September meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen

Letter map: Medi vs mei

Shared letters muted; letters that set Medi and mei apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
Medi
3 ch
mei

Pair insight - Medi / mei

Medi and mei are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Medi is recorded at frequency rank #46,836, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 57531, this pair ranks #897,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Medi vs mei

Shared letters: eim. Private to "Medi": d. Private to "mei": -.

"Medi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mediemdi · mdei · meddi · meid · mmedi

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Medi" for "mei" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Medi" vs "mei" - which ranks higher?
"mei" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,695 in our German list, against #46,836 for "Medi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Medi" and "mei". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Medi" 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 #897,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Medi" and "mei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Medi 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 #897,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list