mediavsmeiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,351
“media” frequency rank
#10,695
“mei” frequency rank
13046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Letter map: media vs mei

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

5 ch
media
3 ch
mei

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

media 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

media is recorded at frequency rank #2,351, 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 13046, this pair ranks #1,960,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of media vs mei

Shared letters: eim. Private to "media": ad. Private to "mei": -.

"media" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mediaemdia · mdeia · medai · meddia · meida · mmedia

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "media" and "mei" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "media" or "mei"?
"media" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,351 in our German list, against #10,695 for "mei". 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 "media" and "mei". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "media" 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 #1,960,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "media" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list