# means

> English word · Noun · IPA /miːnz/ · frequency rank #349

## Definitions
1. plural of mean

## Etymology
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.

## Easily confused with
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-men)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mes)
- **meat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-meat)
- **mess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mess)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-menu)
- **mets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mets)
- **mens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mens)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-moan)
- **mend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mend)
- **Mein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mein)
- **Meng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-meng)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mons)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mena)
- **mews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mews)
- **MERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-mers)
- **meant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-meant)
- **men's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-men-s)
- **meets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-meets)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-megan)
- **meats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/means-vs-meats)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emans`, `maens`, `meanns`, `meanss`, `measn`, `menas`, `mmeans`

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