meinten

/[ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,329

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

meinten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen Pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]. Often confused with Minen and mitten.

Key facts for meinten
PropertyValue
Headwordmeinten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,329
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of meinten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for meinten is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,329 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for meinten, with forms such as "eminten", "meinetn", and "meinnten". 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, "Minen", "mitten", "Mengen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is meinten, spelled M-E-I-N-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eminten,meinetn,meinnten,meintenn,meintne,meintten,meitnen,meniten,mienten,mmeinten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for meinten

Misspelling Variants of "meinten"

eminten7meinetn7meinnten8meintenn8meintne7meintten8meitnen7meniten7
Misspelling Variants of "meinten"

Frequency rank: #10,329 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meinten"?
"meinten" is spelled M-E-I-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩].
What does "meinten" mean?
As a verb, "meinten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs meinen
What words are commonly confused with "meinten"?
"meinten" is commonly confused with "Minen", "mitten", "Mengen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meinten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meinten" is [ˈmaɪ̯ntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meinten" come from?
"meinten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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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.