Which to use
“mer” is a noun and “min” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,134
- “mer” frequency rank
- #1,562
- “min” frequency rank
- 11696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mer | min |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Meer, die See | Minute |
Letter map: mer vs min
Shared letters muted; letters that set mer and min apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for mer / min
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mer is anoun and minanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mer is recorded at frequency rank #10,134, classified as anoun, pronounced [mεːʀ]. 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 11696, this pair ranks #1,968,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mer vs min
Shared letters: m. Private to "mer": er. Private to "min": in.
"mer" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mer" and "min" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mer" or "min"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mer" and "min". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mer" 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 #1,968,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mer" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mer vs mora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,968,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.