mien

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The verdict

“mien” is uncommon German (frequency #72,728 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,728
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Miene

Corpus desk

Index DE-mien · mien · German

mien · rank #72,728 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,728
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mice

Nearest frequency peer: mice (-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 „mien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mien
PropertyValue
Headwordmien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mien“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).mienfällt 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: „mice“ (#72,727), „Ministranten“ (#72,730), „Missbildungen“ (#72,732). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mien“ bei #72,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mien is uncommon German at frequency #72,728 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mien, spelled M-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Miene
  2. 2
    das Gebaren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The Zollverein established among German states in the nineteenth century was highly region-specific and protectionist in its external mien.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mice#72,727Nock#72,778oliv#72,785quam#72,846

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list