Meilenstein

Name: Meilenstein, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Meilenstein” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,874
frequency rank, German: 3,571
“M” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein behauener, säulenförmiger Stein, der Meilenangaben oder andere Entfernungsangaben trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-meilenstein · Meilenstein · German

Meilenstein · rank #14,874 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #14,874
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 3,571
PHOTO-FINISH Meeres

Nearest frequency peer: Meeres (-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.

Manier

85,130
mathematisc…

85,129
Meeres

85,128
Meilenstein

85,127
messenger

85,126
Mitspieler

85,124

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Meilenstein vs Meilensteine

92% similar

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

Key facts for Meilenstein
Property	Value
Headword	Meilenstein
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#14,874
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Meilenstein“

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

#14,874

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meeres“ (#14,873), „messenger“ (#14,875), „mathematischen“ (#14,872). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meilenstein“ bei #14,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Meilenstein (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,874 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meilenstein, with forms such as "emilenstein", "meielnstein", and "meilennstein". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Meilensteine", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Meilenstein, spelled M-E-I-L-E-N-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

1
ein behauener, säulenförmiger Stein, der Meilenangaben oder andere Entfernungsangaben trägt
2
eine bestimmte, feststehende oder durch einen runden Wert gekennzeichnete, oft auch symbolisch zu verstehende Marke auf einer Wegstrecke; ein festgelegtes Etappenziel, Teilziel einer Wegstrecke; ein besonders wichtiges Ereignis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

An dieser Kreuzung steht noch ein alter Meilenstein.
„Er nannte die russische Oktoberrevolution einen Meilenstein in der Entwicklung dieses riesigen Reiches.“

This word in other languages

milestone(English)hito(Español)borne milliaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emilenstein
meielnstein
meilennstein
meilensetin
meilensstein
meilensteinn
meilensteni
meilenstien
meilensttein
meilentsein
meilesntein
meillenstein
meilnestein
melienstein
mielenstein
mielenstien
mmeilenstein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Meilenstein - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Meilenstein"

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 "Meilenstein"?

"Meilenstein" is spelled M-E-I-L-E-N-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n].

What does "Meilenstein" mean?

As a noun, "Meilenstein" means: ein behauener, säulenförmiger Stein, der Meilenangaben oder andere Entfernungsangaben trägt

What words are commonly confused with "Meilenstein"?

"Meilenstein" is commonly confused with "Meilensteine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Meilenstein"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meilenstein" is [ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Meilenstein" come from?

"Meilenstein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

positioniert17 variants individueller17 variants Sportverein17 variants symbolisch17 variants