meinethalben
[ˈmaɪ̯nətˌhalbn̩]
The verdict
“meinethalben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einem mich betreffenden Grunde
Corpus desk
Index DE-meinethalben · meinethalben · German
meinethalben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meinethalben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈmaɪ̯nətˌhalbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „meinethalben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
meinethalben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nətˌhalbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for meinethalben, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is meinethalben, spelled M-E-I-N-E-T-H-A-L-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus einem mich betreffenden Grunde
- 2um mir gut zu tun, für mich
- 3weil ich es erlaube, nichts dagegen habe; oft als Interjektion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meinethalben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er sitzt meinethalben im Gefängnis.
„Vielleicht führt dich dann Gott, der Herr, ins Paradies zurück, / ist Gott, der Herr, doch meinethalben über dich in Zorn geraten.“
Synonyms
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.