Maine

[meːn]

/[meːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Maine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,837
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-maine · Maine · German

Maine · rank #27,837 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,837
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH magnetischen

Nearest frequency peer: magnetischen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Maine“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Maine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maine vs man
40% similar
Maine vs min
40% similar
Maine vs mein
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maine
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[meːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,837
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Maine“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Maineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „magnetischen“ (#27,836), „Manila“ (#27,838), „Magneten“ (#27,835). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maine“ bei #27,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Maine (IPA [meːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,837 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maine, with forms such as "amine", "maien", and "mainne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "man", "min", "mein", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Maine, spelled M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Maine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Hauptstadt von Maine ist Augusta.
  2. Mehr als neunzig Prozent der Fläche Maines sind mit Wäldern bedeckt.

Synonyms

Pine Tree State

This word in other languages

Maine(English)Maine(Español)Maine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amine
  • maien
  • mainne
  • manie
  • miane
  • mmaine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amine2maien2mainne1manie2miane2mmaine1
Edit distance from "Maine"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maine"?
"Maine" is spelled M-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meːn].
What does "Maine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maine" means: Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA
What words are commonly confused with "Maine"?
"Maine" is commonly confused with "man", "min", "mein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maine" is [meːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maine" come from?
"Maine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marin#27,839mater#27,842meets#27,844müden#27,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Magd6 variantsMohn6 variantsKlon6 variantsnoble6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list