Miene

[ˈmiːnə]

/[ˈmiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Miene” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,432
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck

Corpus desk

Index DE-miene · Miene · German

Miene · rank #22,432 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,432
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mikroorganism…

Nearest frequency peer: Mikroorganismen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Miene”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Miene” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Miene vs min
40% similar
Miene vs mies
40% similar
Miene vs Mine
80% similar

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

Key facts for Miene
PropertyValue
HeadwordMiene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,432
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Miene” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Miene lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Miene (IPA [ˈmiːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,432 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Miene, with forms such as "imene", "mieen", and "mienne". 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, "min", "mies", "Mine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Miene, spelled M-I-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck
  2. 2
    Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck
  3. 3
    Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck
  4. 4
    äußere Erscheinung, mit besonderer Betonung des Gesichts
  5. 5
    äußere Erscheinung, mit besonderer Betonung des Gesichts
  6. 6
    äußere Erscheinung, mit besonderer Betonung des Gesichts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihre Miene war voller Abscheu.
  2. „Mit ihrer heiteren unschuldigen Miene, ihrer Schüchternheit und ihrer Treuherzigkeit war sie imstande, die gewiegtesten Griechen zu übertölpeln.“

Synonyms

GesichtsausdruckFratzeGrimasse

Antonyms

GestikGestikulation

This word in other languages

countenance(English)capote(Español)air(Français)cara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imene
  • mieen
  • mienne
  • minee
  • mmiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imene2mieen2mienne1minee2mmiene1
Edit distance from "Miene"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Miene"?
"Miene" is spelled M-I-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːnə].
What does "Miene" mean?
As a noun, "Miene" means: Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck
What words are commonly confused with "Miene"?
"Miene" is commonly confused with "min", "mies", "Mine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Miene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Miene" is [ˈmiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Miene" come from?
"Miene" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mills#22,434Mango#22,424losen#22,422Linus#22,420

Similar misspelling depth

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

lima5 variantsragen5 variantsrohe5 variantsSoda5 variants

What to do next

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  • "Miene" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "min". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #22,432 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list