Which to use
“mein” is a pronoun and “mim” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #117
- “mein” frequency rank
- #37,673
- “mim” frequency rank
- 37790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mein | mim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zeigt den Besitz, das Eigentum oder die Zugehörigkeit einer Person bzw. Sache zu sich selbst an | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mimen |
Where the eye mixes mein and mim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mein vs mim
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mein is [maɪ̯n] while mim is [miːm]. 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 (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mein is recorded at frequency rank #117, classified as apron, pronounced [maɪ̯n]. mim is at rank #37,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [miːm].
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 37790, this pair ranks #1,580,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mein vs mim
Shared letters: im. Private to "mein": en. Private to "mim": -.
"mein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mim" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mein ← emin · meinn · meni · mien · mmein
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mein" for "mim" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mein" vs "mim" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mein" and "mim" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,580,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mein" and "mim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mim vs mme". 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 #1,580,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.