Which to use
“meins” is an unknown and “meist” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,085
- “meins” frequency rank
- #620
- “meist” frequency rank
- 7705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meins | meist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein | Superlativ zu viel |
Where the eye mixes meins and meist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between meins and meist
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meins is [maɪ̯ns] while meist is [maɪ̯st]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meins is recorded at frequency rank #7,085, classified as anunknown, pronounced [maɪ̯ns]. meist is at rank #620, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maɪ̯st].
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 7705, this pair ranks #1,987,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meins vs meist
Shared letters: eims. Private to "meins": n. Private to "meist": t.
"meins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "meist" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meins" and "meist" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "meins" vs "meist" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meins" and "meist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meins vs Melina". 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 #1,987,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.