MeetingvsMeetingsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,131
“Meeting” frequency rank
#21,693
“Meetings” frequency rank
31824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Meeting Meetings
Definition Zusammenkunft von Personen, um sich über Probleme/Themen auszutauschen, von denen die Beteiligten betroffen sind Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meeting

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Meeting and Meetings apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Meeting
8 ch
Meetings

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Meeting ([ˈmiːtɪŋ]) and Meetings ([ˈmiːtɪŋs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Meeting” sits inside “Meetings”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Meeting is recorded at frequency rank #10,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtɪŋ]. Meetings is at rank #21,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːtɪŋs].

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 31824, this pair ranks #1,720,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Meeting vs Meetings

Shared letters: egimnt. Private to "Meeting": -. Private to "Meetings": s.

"Meeting" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "Meetings" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Meetingemeting · meeitng · meetign · meetingg · meetinng · meetnig · meetting · meteing
  • Meetingsemetings · meeitngs · meetigns · meetinggs · meetingss · meetinngs · meetinsg · meetnigs

Frequency comparison

Meeting#10,131
Meetings#21,693

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Meeting" and "Meetings" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiːtɪŋ] versus [ˈmiːtɪŋs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Meeting" or "Meetings"?
"Meeting" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,131 in our German list, against #21,693 for "Meetings". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Meeting vs Meetings

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Meeting” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list