Which to use
“meinen” is a verb and “meines” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #280
- “meinen” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- 1417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meinen | meines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen bestimmten Standpunkt oder eine bestimmte Meinung vertreten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes meinen and meines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meinen is [ˈmaɪ̯nən] while meines is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “meinen” becomes s in “meines”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meinen is recorded at frequency rank #280, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nən]. 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 1417, this pair ranks #2,004,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meinen vs meines
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meinen": -. Private to "meines": s.
"meinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meinen" and "meines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meinen" or "meines"?
What to do next
You've compared "meinen" and "meines". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "meinen" 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 #2,004,379 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meinen" and "meines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs meinen". 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
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