Which to use
“meines” is an unknown and “meinst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- #1,360
- “meinst” frequency rank
- 2497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meines | meinst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs meinen |
Where the eye mixes meines and meinst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meines vs meinst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meines is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs] while meinst is [maɪ̯nst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meines is recorded at frequency rank #1,137, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nəs]. meinst is at rank #1,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɪ̯nst].
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 2497, this pair ranks #2,002,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meines vs meinst
Shared letters: eimns. Private to "meines": -. Private to "meinst": t.
"meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "meinst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meines" and "meinst" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meines" vs "meinst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meinst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meines" and "meinst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meines vs Minis". 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 #2,002,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.