Which to use
“meines” is an unknown and “Memes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- #19,999
- “Memes” frequency rank
- 21136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meines | Memes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme |
Where the eye mixes meines and Memes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meines and Memes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meines is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs] while Memes is [miːms]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21136, 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]. Memes is at rank #19,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miːms].
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 21136, this pair ranks #1,889,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meines vs Memes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "meines": in. Private to "Memes": -.
"meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Memes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meines" for "Memes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "meines" or "Memes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "meines" and "Memes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Memes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meines" and "Memes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Memel vs Memes". 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 #1,889,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.