Which to use
“Mine” is a noun and “mon” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,699
- “Mine” frequency rank
- #11,294
- “mon” frequency rank
- 21993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mine | mon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bergwerk, Stollen | mein, meine |
Where the eye mixes Mine and mon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Mine and mon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mine is [ˈmiːnə] while mon is [mɔ̃]. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21993, 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]. mon is at rank #11,294, tagged as apron, pronounced [mɔ̃].
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 21993, this pair ranks #1,879,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mine vs mon
Shared letters: mn. Private to "Mine": ei. Private to "mon": o.
"Mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mine ← imne · minne · mmine · mnie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mine" for "mon" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Mine" or "mon" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mine" and "mon" 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 "mon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mine" and "mon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mon vs mora". 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 #1,879,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.