Miene
\ˈmiːnə\
The verdict
“Miene” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mine, mine, masque, apparence de la figure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-miene · Miene · French
Miene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Miene |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈmiːnə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Miene is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmiːnə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mine, mine, masque, apparence de la figure.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Miene in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Miene, spelled M-I-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1Mine, mine, masque, apparence de la figure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Miene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die vier kleinen Diebe standen teils herum, teils lehnten sie am Bett oder an der Lade; alle waren sie rotznasig und schmutzig, fühlten sich indessen recht wohl und kauten ohne ein Wort zu sagen, den Fremden aber mit verschlossener und mißtrauischer Miene betrachtend, an ihren Pflaumen.
Kein unangenehm schweigsamer Posten mit abweisender Miene und weißem Stahlhelm steht hinter ihm.
Antonyms
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.