Which to use
“Mine” is a noun and “minor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,699
- “Mine” frequency rank
- #26,528
- “minor” frequency rank
- 37227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mine | minor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bergwerk, Stollen | kleiner |
Where the eye mixes Mine and minor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Mine vs minor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mine is [ˈmiːnə] while minor is [ˈmaɪnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mine is recorded at frequency rank #10,699, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnə]. minor is at rank #26,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɪnə].
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 37227, this pair ranks #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mine vs minor
Shared letters: imn. Private to "Mine": e. Private to "minor": or.
"Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "minor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mine" and "minor" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mine" or "minor" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mine" and "minor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mine" and "minor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minor vs miro". 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 #1,595,622 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.