Which to use
“meg” is an adverb and “mir” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,681
- “meg” frequency rank
- #62
- “mir” frequency rank
- 31743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meg | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum: kennzeichnet eine Handlung als abgeschlossen | Dativ der ersten Person Singular |
Where the eye mixes meg and mir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meg with mir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meg is [mɛɡ] while mir is [miːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meg is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as anadv, pronounced [mɛɡ]. mir is at rank #62, tagged as apron, pronounced [miːɐ̯].
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 31743, this pair ranks #1,722,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meg vs mir
Shared letters: m. Private to "meg": eg. Private to "mir": ir.
"meg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meg" and "mir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meg" vs "mir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,722,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meg" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meg vs mme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,722,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.