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.
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": hä. Private to "Mine": i.
"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mine ← imne · minne · mmine · mnie