Which to use
“mining” is a verb and “Ullmann” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,436
- “mining” frequency rank
- #36,069
- “Ullmann” frequency rank
- 58505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mining | Ullmann |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs mine | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: mining vs Ullmann
Shared letters muted; letters that set mining and Ullmann apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mining runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Ullmann's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mining vs Ullmann
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mining is averb and Ullmannaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mining is recorded at frequency rank #22,436, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Ullmann is at rank #36,069, tagged as aname, 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 58505, this pair ranks #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mining vs Ullmann
Shared letters: mn. Private to "mining": gi. Private to "Ullmann": alu.
"mining" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Ullmann" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mining" for "Ullmann" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mining" vs "Ullmann" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mining" and "Ullmann".
- Full dictionary entry for "mining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ullmann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mining" and "Ullmann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Ullmann". 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 #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.