Meinung

/[ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#637

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Meinung is aGermannoun. It means: der selbst gebildete Standpunkt eines Menschen Pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. It ranks #637 in German word frequency. Often confused with mining and Meldung.

Key facts for Meinung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeinung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#637
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Meinung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #637 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Meinung, with forms such as "eminung", "meinnug", and "meinnung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "mining", "Meldung", "Messung", 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 Meinung, spelled M-E-I-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der selbst gebildete Standpunkt eines Menschen
  2. 2
    die persönliche Bewertung einer Sache oder Person, auch die Bewertung durch eine Gruppe
  3. 3
    die Absicht mit einer Handlung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eminung,meinnug,meinnung,meinugn,meinungg,meinunng,meiunng,meniung,mienung,mmeinung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Meinung

Misspelling Variants of "Meinung"

eminung7meinnug7meinnung8meinugn7meinungg8meinunng8meiunng7meniung7
Misspelling Variants of "Meinung"

Frequency rank: #637 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Meinung"?
"Meinung" is spelled M-E-I-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ].
What does "Meinung" mean?
As a noun, "Meinung" means: der selbst gebildete Standpunkt eines Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Meinung"?
"Meinung" is commonly confused with "mining", "Meldung", "Messung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meinung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meinung" is [ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meinung" come from?
"Meinung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.