Which to use
“meinte” is a verb and “Minze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,165
- “meinte” frequency rank
- #33,189
- “Minze” frequency rank
- 34354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meinte | Minze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs meinen | die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten |
Where the eye mixes meinte and Minze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. meinte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against Minze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meinte vs Minze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meinte is [ˈmaɪ̯ntə] while Minze is [ˈmɪnt͡sə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meinte is recorded at frequency rank #1,165, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ntə]. Minze is at rank #33,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪnt͡sə].
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 34354, this pair ranks #1,665,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meinte vs Minze
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "meinte": t. Private to "Minze": z.
"meinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Minze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meinte" for "Minze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meinte" vs "Minze" - 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 "meinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Minze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meinte" and "Minze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs Minze". 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 #1,665,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.