Which to use
“Meistern” and “Meisters” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,288
- “Meistern” frequency rank
- #15,432
- “Meisters” frequency rank
- 26720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meistern | Meisters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meister | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meister |
Where the eye mixes Meistern and Meisters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Meistern and Meisters follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Meistern and Meisters
A purely visual mix-up. Meistern ([ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]) and Meisters ([ˈmaɪ̯stɐs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Meistern” becomes s in “Meisters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meistern is recorded at frequency rank #11,288, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯stɐn]. 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 26720, this pair ranks #1,813,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Meistern vs Meisters
Shared letters: eimrst. Private to "Meistern": n. Private to "Meisters": -.
"Meistern" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "Meisters" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meistern" for "Meisters" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Meistern" or "Meisters" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meistern" 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 #1,813,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meistern" 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 #1,813,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.