MinenvsMinisConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,435
“Minen” frequency rank
#41,998
“Minis” frequency rank
57433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Minen Minis
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mine Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mini

Where the eye mixes Minen and Minis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Minen 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
Minen
5 ch
Minis

Visual trap between Minen and Minis

A purely visual mix-up. Minen ([ˈmiːnən]) 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 57433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Minen is recorded at frequency rank #15,435, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiːnən]. 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 57433, this pair ranks #901,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Minen vs Minis

Shared letters: imn. Private to "Minen": e. Private to "Minis": s.

"Minen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Minis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Minen ← imnen · mienn · minenn · minnen · mminen · mnien
  • Minis ← imnis · miins · miniss · minnis · minsi · mminis · mniis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Minen" and "Minis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmiːnən] versus [ˈmɪnis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Minen" vs "Minis" - which ranks higher?
"Minen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,435 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Minen" 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 #901,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Minen" 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 #901,557 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