MfGvsminWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,061
“MfG” frequency rank
#1,562
“min” frequency rank
23623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature MfG min
Definition Mit freundlichem Gruß oder Mit freundlichen Grüßen Minute

Letter map: MfG vs min

Shared letters muted; letters that set MfG and min apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
MfG
3 ch
min

Corpus notes: MfG and min

MfG and min are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

MfG is recorded at frequency rank #22,061, classified as anabbrev. 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 23623, this pair ranks #1,858,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of MfG vs min

Shared letters: m. Private to "MfG": fg. Private to "min": in.

"MfG" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "min" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "MfG" for "min" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "MfG" or "min" show up more?
"min" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,562 in our German list, against #22,061 for "MfG". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "MfG" 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 #1,858,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "MfG" and "min" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "MfG vs mme". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,858,814 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