Which to use
“Meike” is a name and “meins” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,282
- “Meike” frequency rank
- #7,085
- “meins” frequency rank
- 45367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meike | meins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes Meike and meins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Meike with meins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Meike is [ˈmaɪ̯kə] while meins is [maɪ̯ns]. 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 (name vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meike is recorded at frequency rank #38,282, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯kə]. meins is at rank #7,085, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [maɪ̯ns].
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 45367, this pair ranks #1,355,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meike vs meins
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Meike": k. Private to "meins": ns.
"Meike" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meike" for "meins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Meike" vs "meins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meike" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,355,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meike" and "meins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meike 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 #1,355,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.