Which to use
“meins” is an unknown and “mint” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,085
- “meins” frequency rank
- #13,898
- “mint” frequency rank
- 20983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meins | mint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein | von einem blassen Grün |
Where the eye mixes meins and mint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses meins with mint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meins is [maɪ̯ns] while mint is [mɪnt]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20983, 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]. mint is at rank #13,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced [mɪnt].
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 20983, this pair ranks #1,891,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meins vs mint
Shared letters: imn. Private to "meins": es. Private to "mint": t.
"meins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "mint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meins" for "mint" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "meins" or "mint" show up more?
What to do next
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 "mint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meins" and "mint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mint 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 #1,891,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.