Which to use
“always” is an adverb and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,797
- “always” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “min” frequency rank
- 20359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | always | min |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer | Minute |
Letter map: always vs min
Shared letters muted; letters that set always and min apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - always and min
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: always is anadverb and minanabbrev. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
always is recorded at frequency rank #18,797, classified as anadv, 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 20359, this pair ranks #1,898,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of always vs min
Shared letters: none. Private to "always": alswy. Private to "min": imn.
"always" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- always ← alawys · allways · alwasy · alwayss · alwayys · alwways · alwyas · awlays
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "always" and "min" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "always" vs "min" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "always" and "min". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "always" 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 #1,898,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "always" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "always vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,898,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.