meines

[ˈmaɪ̯nəs]

/[ˈmaɪ̯nəs]/ unknown

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The verdict

“meines” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,137
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein

Corpus desk

Index DE-meines · meines · German

meines · rank #1,137 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,137
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH lebt

Nearest frequency peer: lebt (-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 „meines“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „meines“ 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).

meines vs mies
67% similar
meines vs Mine
50% similar
meines vs mens
67% similar

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

Key facts for meines
PropertyValue
Headwordmeines
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯nəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,137
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „meines“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).meinesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lebt“ (#1,136), „mussten“ (#1,138), „Lebens“ (#1,135). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „meines“ bei #1,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around meines (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯nəs]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #1,137 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for meines, with forms such as "emines", "meiens", and "meiness". 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, "mies", "Mine", "mens", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is meines, spelled M-E-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Possessivpronomens mein
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum bei nicht attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens mein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emines
  • meiens
  • meiness
  • meinnes
  • meinse
  • menies
  • mienes
  • mmeines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meines - 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.

emines2meiens2meiness1meinnes1meinse2menies2mienes2mmeines1
Edit distance from "meines"

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 "meines"?
"meines" is spelled M-E-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs].
What does "meines" mean?
As an unknown, "meines" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens mein
What words are commonly confused with "meines"?
"meines" is commonly confused with "mies", "Mine", "mens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meines" is [ˈmaɪ̯nəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meines" come from?
"meines" 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 "meines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lebens#1,135freien#1,131dritte#1,155Freude#1,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

stolz8 variantsLeuten8 variantsJungs8 variantslieben8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list