meinen
\ˈmaɪ̯nən\
The verdict
“meinen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Penser, estimer, être d’avis (que), croire, (pour l’expression d’un avis).
Corpus desk
Index FR-meinen · meinen · French
meinen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meinen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈmaɪ̯nən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « meinen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
meinen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈmaɪ̯nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for meinen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is meinen, spelled M-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Penser, estimer, être d’avis (que), croire, (pour l’expression d’un avis).
- 2(transitif) Vouloir dire, dire.
- 3es gut/schlecht meinen: Avoir de bonnes/mauvaises intentions.
- 4Parler de, s’adresser à, viser à.
- 5Dire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meinen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich meine, dass diese Situation nicht recht ist.
Er meint, er sei geschickt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.