meisten

[ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]

/[ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“meisten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#479
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist

Corpus desk

Index DE-meisten · meisten · German

meisten · rank #479 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #479
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH is

Nearest frequency peer: is (-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 „meisten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „meisten“ 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).

meisten vs mitten
71% similar
meisten vs messen
71% similar
meisten vs mieten
71% similar

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

Key facts for meisten
PropertyValue
Headwordmeisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#479
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „meisten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).meistenliegt 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: „is“ (#478), „Millionen“ (#480), „her“ (#477). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „meisten“ bei #479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around meisten (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #479 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for meisten, with forms such as "emisten", "meisetn", and "meissten". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "mitten", "messen", "mieten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is meisten, spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emisten
  • meisetn
  • meissten
  • meistenn
  • meistne
  • meistten
  • meitsen
  • mesiten
  • miesten
  • mmeisten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emisten2meisetn2meissten1meistenn1meistne2meistten1meitsen2mesiten2
Edit distance from "meisten"

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 "meisten"?
"meisten" is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯stn̩].
What does "meisten" mean?
As an adjective, "meisten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs meist
What words are commonly confused with "meisten"?
"meisten" is commonly confused with "mitten", "messen", "mieten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meisten" is [ˈmaɪ̯stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meisten" come from?
"meisten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

treffen#482Artikel#484braucht#474Deutsch#486

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mehrere10 variantsniemand10 variantsPolitik10 variantsStrasse10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list