Me or my?
me is a symbol meaning “Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is…”; my is a determiner meaning “Belonging to me”. Use me as a symbol and my as a determiner. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) my is about as common as me.
What is the difference between me and my?
| me | my | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | symbol, noun, pronoun, determiner, infix | determiner, interjection, noun, pronoun, prefix |
| Meaning | Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉ The mass of the Earth specifically As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb | Belonging to me Associated with me Used to express surprise, shock or amazement |
| Example | Can you hear me? | I can't find my book |
| Forms | M_E, MEs, mes, me's | ma, mah, me, muh, I's |
| Pronunciation | /miː/ /mi/ /mɪ/ | /maɪ/ /mʌɪ/ [məi̯] |
| In writing | 3,020 times per million words | 3,715 times per million words |
Sources: me and my in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of me and my
me
- 1
Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉
- 2
Initialism of master of engineering
- 3
As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb
Can you hear me?
- 4
The self or personality of the speaker, especially their authentic self
- 5
AustraliaIrelandUKcolloquialAlternative form of my
- 6
The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the flat of the third note of a major scale
- 7
Abbreviation of methyl
- 8
Alternative letter-case form of me often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context
my
- 1
Belonging to me
I can't find my book
- 2
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement
My, what big teeth you have!
- 3
Symbol for megayear(s)
- 4
Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context
- 5
Initialism of motor yacht (“diesel-driven yacht”)
- 6
Relating to muscle
- 7
Associated with me
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable
- 8
Related to me
My parents won't let me go out tonight
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, me or my?
me appears 3,020 times per million words; my 3,715 times per million words.
me 3,020 times per million wordsmy 3,715 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).