meinem
[ˈmaɪ̯nəm]
The verdict
“meinem” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #332 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #332
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meinem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈmaɪ̯nəm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “meinem” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for meinem is 6 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɪ̯nəm]. Corpus data places it at rank #332 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for meinem, with forms such as "eminem", "meienm", and "meinemm". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mine", "meint", "meins", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is meinem, spelled M-E-I-N-E-M.
Definition
- 1Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein
- 2Dativ Singular Neutrum des Possessivpronomens mein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eminem,meienm,meinemm,meinme,meinnem,meniem,mienem,mmeinem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meinem - 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.
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.
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Using “meinem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-I-N-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaɪ̯nəm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Mine” - see the side-by-side comparison. meinem vs Mine
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.