minvsyou'reTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,562
“min” frequency rank
#15,006
“you're” frequency rank
16568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature min you're
Definition Minute „you are, 2. Person Singular:“ du bist

Letter map: min vs you're

Shared letters muted; letters that set min and you're apart highlighted. No shared letter run. min runs 3 letters (CVC) against you're's 5 (VVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
min
6 ch
you're

Spelling & dictionary notes on min vs you're

min and you're 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 differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

min is recorded at frequency rank #1,562, classified as anabbrev, pronounced […]. you're is at rank #15,006, 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 16568, this pair ranks #1,934,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of min vs you're

Shared letters: none. Private to "min": imn. Private to "you're": eoruy.

"min" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "you're" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "min" and "you're" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "min" vs "you're" - which ranks higher?
"min" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,562 in our German list, against #15,006 for "you're". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "min" and "you're".

  • Full dictionary entry for "min" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "you're" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,934,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "min" and "you're" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs you're". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,934,769 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