# maim vs Meir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maim
*verb · IPA /meɪm/ · frequency rank #44,918*
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

### Meir
*name · frequency rank #41,249*
An outer suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9342).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maim-vs-meir