meivsmmaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#10,695
“mei” frequency rank
#39,528
“mma” frequency rank
50223
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mei mma
Definition meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen Plural des Substantivs ɔba

Letter map: mei vs mma

Shared letters muted; letters that set mei and mma apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
mei
3 ch
mma

Corpus notes: mei and mma

mei and mma 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mei is recorded at frequency rank #10,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmeʔi]. mma is at rank #39,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 50223, this pair ranks #1,181,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mei vs mma

Shared letters: m. Private to "mei": ei. Private to "mma": a.

"mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "mma" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mei" for "mma" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "mei" or "mma" show up more?
"mei" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,695 in our German list, against #39,528 for "mma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "mei" vs "mma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,181,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mei" and "mma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mma vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,181,865 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