Memes

[miːms]

/[miːms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Memes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,999
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme

Corpus desk

Index DE-memes · Memes · German

Memes · rank #19,999 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,999
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Memoiren

Nearest frequency peer: Memoiren (+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 „Memes“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Memes“ 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).

Memes vs mes
60% similar
Memes vs MMS
20% similar
Memes vs mme
40% similar

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

Key facts for Memes
PropertyValue
HeadwordMemes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miːms]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,999
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Memes“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Memesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Memoiren“ (#20,000), „Maxime“ (#19,997), „masturbieren“ (#19,996). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Memes“ bei #19,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Memes (IPA [miːms]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,999 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Memes, with forms such as "emmes", "meems", and "memess". 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, "mes", "MMS", "mme", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Memes, spelled M-E-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Meme
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Meme
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Meme
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Meme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmes
  • meems
  • memess
  • memmes
  • memse
  • mmees
  • mmemes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Memes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emmes2meems2memess1memmes1memse2mmees2mmemes1
Edit distance from "Memes"

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 "Memes"?
"Memes" is spelled M-E-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [miːms].
What does "Memes" mean?
As a noun, "Memes" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme
What words are commonly confused with "Memes"?
"Memes" is commonly confused with "mes", "MMS", "mme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Memes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Memes" is [miːms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Memes" come from?
"Memes" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

marko#19,995Nylon#20,018regte#20,032Gilde#19,938

Similar misspelling depth

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

Marian7 variantsLeonie7 variantsNippel7 variantskiffen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list