Which to use
“meinen” and “mixen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #280
- “meinen” frequency rank
- #41,349
- “mixen” frequency rank
- 41629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meinen | mixen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen bestimmten Standpunkt oder eine bestimmte Meinung vertreten | etwas, insbesondere alkoholische Getränke mischen |
Where the eye mixes meinen and mixen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meinen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against mixen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meinen and mixen
A purely visual mix-up. meinen ([ˈmaɪ̯nən]) and mixen ([ˈmɪksn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meinen is recorded at frequency rank #280, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nən]. mixen is at rank #41,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪksn̩].
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 41629, this pair ranks #1,473,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meinen vs mixen
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meinen": -. Private to "mixen": x.
"meinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mixen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meinen" and "mixen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "meinen" or "mixen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mixen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,473,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meinen" and "mixen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs mixen". 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 #1,473,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.