Meise

[ˈmaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈmaɪ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meise” is uncommon German (frequency #55,544 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,544
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Vogelfamilie der Paridae (deutsch: Meisen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-meise · Meise · German

Meise · rank #55,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,544
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Membranen

Nearest frequency peer: Membranen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Meise“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Meise“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Meise
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯zə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Meise“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Meisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Membranen“ (#55,545), „Medikaments“ (#55,542), „memento“ (#55,546). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meise“ bei #55,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meise is uncommon German at frequency #55,544 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Meise in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Meise, spelled M-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Vogelfamilie der Paridae (deutsch: Meisen)
  2. 2
    ein Vertreter der Meisen; ein kleiner, im Sommer insektenfressender, im Winter körnerfressender Singvogel
  3. 3
    Ausdruck in Redewendungen in Verbindung mit haben für „spinnen“, leichte Verrücktheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Meise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Familie der Meisen umfasst viele Arten von Singvögeln.
  2. Meisen nisten sogar in Laternenpfählen.

Synonyms

Paridae

This word in other languages

tits(English)páridos(Español)mésange(Français)

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 "Meise"?
"Meise" is spelled M-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯zə].
What does "Meise" mean?
As a noun, "Meise" means: die Vogelfamilie der Paridae (deutsch: Meisen)
How do you pronounce "Meise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meise" is [ˈmaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Meise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mamis#55,532livre#55,518leert#55,507Kutte#55,494

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list