Which to use
“meinten” and “meintest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,329
- “meinten” frequency rank
- #16,491
- “meintest” frequency rank
- 26820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meinten | meintest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen |
Where the eye mixes meinten and meintest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. meinten runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against meintest's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meinten and meintest
A purely visual mix-up. meinten ([ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]) and meintest ([ˈmaɪ̯ntəst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meinten is recorded at frequency rank #10,329, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]. meintest is at rank #16,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ntəst].
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 26820, this pair ranks #1,811,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meinten vs meintest
Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "meinten": -. Private to "meintest": s.
"meinten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "meintest" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meinten" for "meintest" ever safe?
Which is more common, "meinten" or "meintest"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meinten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meintest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meinten" and "meintest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meinten vs merkten". 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 #1,811,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.