MähnevsMineWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Mähne” and “Mine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,097
“Mähne” frequency rank
#10,699
“Mine” frequency rank
47796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mähne Mine
Definition Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen Bergwerk, Stollen

Where the eye mixes Mähne and Mine

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Mähne
4 ch
Mine

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and Mine ([ˈmiːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mähne is recorded at frequency rank #37,097, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːnə]. Mine is at rank #10,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnə].

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 47796, this pair ranks #1,271,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs Mine

Shared letters: emn. Private to "Mähne": . Private to "Mine": i.

"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mineimne · minne · mmine · mnie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mähne" and "Mine" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɛːnə] versus [ˈmiːnə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Mähne" or "Mine"?
"Mine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,699 in our German list, against #37,097 for "Mähne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list