Which to use
“mining” and “talking” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,436
- “mining” frequency rank
- #29,813
- “talking” frequency rank
- 52249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mining | talking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs mine | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs talk |
Letter map: mining vs talking
Shared letters muted; letters that set mining and talking apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mining runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against talking's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - mining / talking
mining and talking 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mining is recorded at frequency rank #22,436, classified as averb, pronounced […]. talking is at rank #29,813, tagged as averb, 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 52249, this pair ranks #1,104,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mining vs talking
Shared letters: gin. Private to "mining": m. Private to "talking": aklt.
"mining" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "talking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mining" for "talking" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mining" vs "talking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "mining" vs "talking" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "talking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,104,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mining" and "talking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs talking". 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 #1,104,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.