Which to use
“meiste” and “meisten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,087
- “meiste” frequency rank
- #479
- “meisten” frequency rank
- 6566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meiste | meisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist |
Where the eye mixes meiste and meisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. meiste runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against meisten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: meiste vs meisten
A purely visual mix-up. meiste ([ˈmaɪ̯stə]) and meisten ([ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “meiste” sits inside “meisten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meiste is recorded at frequency rank #6,087, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stə]. meisten is at rank #479, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stn̩].
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 6566, this pair ranks #1,991,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meiste vs meisten
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "meiste": -. Private to "meisten": n.
"meiste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "meisten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meiste" and "meisten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meiste" or "meisten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "meiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,203 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meiste" and "meisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meiste vs Mette". 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 #1,991,203 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.