Which to use
“mei” is a noun and “moe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- #42,005
- “moe” frequency rank
- 52700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mei | moe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen | müde |
Where the eye mixes mei and moe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mei is [ˈmeʔi] while moe is [muː]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52700, 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]. moe is at rank #42,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [muː].
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 52700, this pair ranks #1,086,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mei vs moe
Shared letters: em. Private to "mei": i. Private to "moe": o.
"mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "moe" · 3 letters · shape CVV