meist

[maɪ̯st]

/[maɪ̯st]/ adj

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The verdict

“meist” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#620
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superlativ zu viel

Corpus desk

Index DE-meist · meist · German

meist · rank #620 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #620
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kirche

Nearest frequency peer: Kirche (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „meist“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „meist“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

meist vs mit
60% similar
meist vs mes
60% similar
meist vs mis
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for meist
PropertyValue
Headwordmeist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maɪ̯st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#620
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „meist“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).meistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kirche“ (#619), „März“ (#621), „irgendwie“ (#618). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „meist“ bei #620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around meist (IPA [maɪ̯st]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #620 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for meist, with forms such as "emist", "meisst", and "meistt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mit", "mes", "mis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is meist, spelled M-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superlativ zu viel
  2. 2
    der größte Teil einer Gesamtheit, das heißt die Mehrheit – nur attributiv
  3. 3
    am meisten: Superlativ zu sehr
  4. 4
    am meisten: dient zur Umschreibung des Superlativs (siehe Beispiele)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat die meisten Bücher.
  2. Da Felix die meiste Zeit hatte, wurde es vorgeschlagen, dass er die Aufgabe machen sollte.

Synonyms

vielGroßteilsehr

This word in other languages

most(English)mayoría(Español)plupart(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emist
  • meisst
  • meistt
  • meits
  • mesit
  • miest
  • mmeist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emist2meisst1meistt1meits2mesit2miest2mmeist1
Edit distance from "meist"

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 "meist"?
"meist" is spelled M-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [maɪ̯st].
What does "meist" mean?
As an adjective, "meist" means: Superlativ zu viel
What words are commonly confused with "meist"?
"meist" is commonly confused with "mit", "mes", "mis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meist" is [maɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meist" come from?
"meist" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trotz#624zudem#611Blick#630tagen#608

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

völlig7 variantsPartei7 variantsläuft7 variantsKrieg7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list