Which to use
“meines” is an unknown and “Mine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,137
- “meines” frequency rank
- #10,699
- “Mine” frequency rank
- 11836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meines | Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein | Bergwerk, Stollen |
Where the eye mixes meines and Mine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meines and Mine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meines is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs] while Mine is [ˈmiːnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 11836, 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]. Mine is at rank #10,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnə].
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 11836, this pair ranks #1,967,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meines vs Mine
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meines": s. Private to "Mine": -.
"meines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "meines" and "Mine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "meines" or "Mine"?
Useful next steps
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 "Mine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meines" and "Mine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mine vs münz". 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 #1,967,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.