Which to use
“meins” is an unknown and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,085
- “meins” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “min” frequency rank
- 8647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meins | min |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein | Minute |
Letter map: meins vs min
Shared letters muted; letters that set meins and min apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for meins / min
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: meins is anunknown and minanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8647, 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]. min is at rank #1,562, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 8647, this pair ranks #1,983,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meins vs min
Shared letters: imn. Private to "meins": es. Private to "min": -.
"meins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meins ← emins · meinns · meinss · meisn · menis · miens · mmeins
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meins" and "min" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meins" or "min"?
What to do next
Pair "meins" vs "min" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "meins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "min" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meins" and "min" 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 #1,983,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.