Which to use
“Meier” is a noun and “meines” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,789
- “Meier” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- 8926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meier | meines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beamter eines adligen oder geistlichen Grundherrn, der die Verwaltung und Bewirtschaftung des Haupthofes (Meierhof) übernahm, später Pächter des größten Hofs | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes Meier and meines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Meier with meines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Meier is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] 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 (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meier is recorded at frequency rank #7,789, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. 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 8926, this pair ranks #1,982,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meier vs meines
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Meier": r. Private to "meines": ns.
"Meier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Meier" and "meines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Meier" or "meines" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Meier" and "meines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meier" 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 #1,982,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meier" and "meines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs Memel". 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 #1,982,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.