meinesgleichen
[ˈmaɪ̯nəsˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“meinesgleichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Menschen wie ich, Menschen meiner Art
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meinesgleichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [ˈmaɪ̯nəsˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “meinesgleichen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
meinesgleichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nəsˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menschen wie ich, Menschen meiner Art".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for meinesgleichen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is meinesgleichen, spelled M-E-I-N-E-S-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Menschen wie ich, Menschen meiner Art
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “meinesgleichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-I-N-E-S-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmaɪ̯nəsˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.