Which to use
“Maden” and “Minen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,673
- “Maden” frequency rank
- #15,435
- “Minen” frequency rank
- 47108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maden | Minen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Made | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mine |
Where the eye mixes Maden and Minen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Maden and Minen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Maden with Minen
A purely visual mix-up. Maden ([ˈmaːdn̩]) and Minen ([ˈmiːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maden is recorded at frequency rank #31,673, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːdn̩]. Minen is at rank #15,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnən].
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 47108, this pair ranks #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maden vs Minen
Shared letters: emn. Private to "Maden": ad. Private to "Minen": i.
"Maden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Minen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Maden" for "Minen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Maden" vs "Minen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Minen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maden" and "Minen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maden vs maroden". 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 #1,295,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.