Which to use
“mei” is a noun and “mos” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,695
- “mei” frequency rank
- #39,532
- “mos” frequency rank
- 50227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mei | mos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine, die meinen/meinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen | verleiht einer Aufforderung, Aussage, Frage oder einem Wunsch eine gewisse Nachdrücklichkeit |
Where the eye mixes mei and mos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mei vs mos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mei is [ˈmeʔi] while mos is [mos]. 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 particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50227, 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]. mos is at rank #39,532, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [mos].
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 50227, this pair ranks #1,181,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mei vs mos
Shared letters: m. Private to "mei": ei. Private to "mos": os.
"mei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "mos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mei" for "mos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mei" or "mos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mei" and "mos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,181,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mei" and "mos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,181,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.