Which to use
“meist” and “mint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #620
- “meist” frequency rank
- #13,898
- “mint” frequency rank
- 14518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meist | mint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Superlativ zu viel | von einem blassen Grün |
Where the eye mixes meist and mint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: meist vs mint
A purely visual mix-up. meist ([maɪ̯st]) and mint ([mɪnt]) 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 14518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meist is recorded at frequency rank #620, classified as anadj, pronounced [maɪ̯st]. 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 14518, this pair ranks #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meist vs mint
Shared letters: imt. Private to "meist": es. Private to "mint": n.
"meist" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "mint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meist" and "mint" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meist" or "mint"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "meist" and "mint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meist" 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 #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meist" 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 #1,950,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.