Which to use
“1er” is an adjective and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,274
- “1er” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “min” frequency rank
- 27836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 1er | min |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dem zweiten vorangehend; 1. | Minute |
Letter map: 1er vs min
Shared letters muted; letters that set 1er and min apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Part-of-speech tell for 1er / min
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: 1er is anadjective and minanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
1er is recorded at frequency rank #26,274, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. min is at rank #1,562, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27836, this pair ranks #1,795,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 1er vs min
Shared letters: none. Private to "1er": er. Private to "min": imn.
"1er" · 2 letters · shape VC · "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "1er" for "min" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "1er" or "min" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "1er" and "min".
- Full dictionary entry for "1er" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "min" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,795,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "1er" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "1er vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,795,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.