Which to use
“meint” is a verb and “moin” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,164
- “meint” frequency rank
- #8,599
- “moin” frequency rank
- 9763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meint | moin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs meinen | norddeutscher Gruß |
Where the eye mixes meint and moin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meint vs moin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meint is [maɪ̯nt] while moin is [mɔɪ̯n]. 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 (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meint is recorded at frequency rank #1,164, classified as averb, pronounced [maɪ̯nt]. moin is at rank #8,599, tagged as anintj, pronounced [mɔɪ̯n].
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 9763, this pair ranks #1,978,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meint vs moin
Shared letters: imn. Private to "meint": et. Private to "moin": o.
"meint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "moin" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meint" and "moin" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meint" or "moin"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meint" and "moin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moin vs mora". 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 #1,978,412 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.