Which to use
“meide” is a verb and “meiste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,897
- “meide” frequency rank
- #6,087
- “meiste” frequency rank
- 44984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meide | meiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meiden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist |
Where the eye mixes meide and meiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meide runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against meiste's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meide with meiste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meide is [ˈmaɪ̯də] while meiste is [ˈmaɪ̯stə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44984, 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]. meiste is at rank #6,087, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stə].
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 44984, this pair ranks #1,368,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meide vs meiste
Shared letters: eim. Private to "meide": d. Private to "meiste": st.
"meide" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meiste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meide" and "meiste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meide" or "meiste"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meide" and "meiste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,368,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meide" and "meiste" 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 #1,368,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.