Which to use
“meiner” and “meines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #252
- “meiner” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- 1389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meiner | meines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens ich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein |
Where the eye mixes meiner and meines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meiner and meines
A purely visual mix-up. meiner ([ˈmaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “meiner” becomes s in “meines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meiner is recorded at frequency rank #252, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nɐ]. 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 1389, this pair ranks #2,004,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meiner vs meines
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meiner": r. Private to "meines": s.
"meiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meiner" and "meines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "meiner" 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 "meiner" 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 #2,004,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meiner" and "meines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meiner vs Melder". 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 #2,004,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.