Which to use
“meiste” is an adjective and “Meisters” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,087
- “meiste” frequency rank
- #15,432
- “Meisters” frequency rank
- 21519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meiste | Meisters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meister |
Where the eye mixes meiste and Meisters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. meiste runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against Meisters's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between meiste and Meisters
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meiste is [ˈmaɪ̯stə] while Meisters is [ˈmaɪ̯stɐs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “meiste” sits inside “Meisters”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21519, 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]. Meisters is at rank #15,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stɐs].
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 21519, this pair ranks #1,885,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of meiste vs Meisters
Shared letters: eimst. Private to "meiste": -. Private to "Meisters": r.
"meiste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Meisters" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meiste" and "Meisters" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "meiste" or "Meisters"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Meisters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meiste" and "Meisters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meisters vs Mieters". 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 #1,885,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.