Which to use
“meide” is a verb and “meines” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- 40034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meide | meines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes meide and meines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meide and meines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meide is [ˈmaɪ̯də] while meines is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meide is recorded at frequency rank #38,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯də]. meines is at rank #1,137, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nəs].
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 40034, this pair ranks #1,519,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meide vs meines
Shared letters: eim. Private to "meide": d. Private to "meines": ns.
"meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meide" for "meines" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meide" vs "meines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meide" and "meines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meide vs Mette". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,519,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.