Which to use
“meine” and “meines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #106
- “meine” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- 1243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meine | meines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Possessivpronomens mein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes meine and meines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meine with meines
A purely visual mix-up. meine ([ˈmaɪ̯nə]) and meines ([ˈmaɪ̯nəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “meine” sits inside “meines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meine is recorded at frequency rank #106, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nə]. 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 1243, this pair ranks #2,004,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meine vs meines
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meine": -. Private to "meines": s.
"meine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meine" and "meines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meine" vs "meines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meine" 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 #2,004,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meine" and "meines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meine 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 #2,004,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.