MimikvsMinisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,357
“Mimik” frequency rank
#41,998
“Minis” frequency rank
63355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mimik Minis
Definition Gesamtheit der möglichen Gesichtsausdrücke Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mini

Where the eye mixes Mimik and Minis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mimik and Minis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
Mimik
5 ch
Minis

Look-alike desk: Mimik vs Minis

A purely visual mix-up. Mimik ([ˈmiːmɪk]) and Minis ([ˈmɪnis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mimik is recorded at frequency rank #21,357, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːmɪk]. Minis is at rank #41,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪnis].

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 63355, this pair ranks #679,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mimik vs Minis

Shared letters: im. Private to "Mimik": k. Private to "Minis": ns.

"Mimik" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Minis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mimik ← immik · miimk · mimikk · mimki · mimmik · mmiik · mmimik
  • Minis ← imnis · miins · miniss · minnis · minsi · mminis · mniis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mimik" for "Minis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiːmɪk] versus [ˈmɪnis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Mimik" vs "Minis" - which ranks higher?
"Mimik" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,357 in our German list, against #41,998 for "Minis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Mimik" and "Minis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mimik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Minis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #679,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mimik" and "Minis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs Minis". 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 #679,635 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