memoriesvsminWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: memories is a noun, min is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“memories” is a noun and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,792
“memories” frequency rank
#1,562
“min” frequency rank
46354
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature memories min
Definition Plural des Substantivs memory Minute

Letter map: memories vs min

Shared letters muted; letters that set memories and min apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. memories runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against min's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
memories
3 ch
min

Grammar separator: memories vs min

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: memories is anoun and minanabbrev. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

memories is recorded at frequency rank #44,792, classified as anoun, 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 46354, this pair ranks #1,321,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of memories vs min

Shared letters: im. Private to "memories": eors. Private to "min": n.

"memories" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • memoriesemmories · memmories · memoires · memoreis · memoriess · memorise · memorries · memroies

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "memories" for "min" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "memories" is a noun and "min" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "memories" vs "min" - which ranks higher?
"min" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,562 in our German list, against #44,792 for "memories". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "memories" vs "min" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "memories" 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 #1,321,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "memories" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memories 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 #1,321,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list