Which to use
“meiner” is an unknown and “meinten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #252
- “meiner” frequency rank
- #10,329
- “meinten” frequency rank
- 10581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meiner | meinten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens ich | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen |
Where the eye mixes meiner and meinten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. meiner runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against meinten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meiner vs meinten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meiner is [ˈmaɪ̯nɐ] while meinten is [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]. 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 (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meiner is recorded at frequency rank #252, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nɐ]. meinten is at rank #10,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩].
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 10581, this pair ranks #1,974,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meiner vs meinten
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meiner": r. Private to "meinten": t.
"meiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meinten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meiner" and "meinten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meiner" or "meinten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "meiner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meinten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meiner" and "meinten" 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 #1,974,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.