Which to use
“mining” is a verb and “unions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,436
- “mining” frequency rank
- #30,823
- “unions” frequency rank
- 53259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mining | unions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs mine | Plural des Substantivs union |
Letter map: mining vs unions
Shared letters muted; letters that set mining and unions apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mining (CVCVCC) and unions (VCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: mining vs unions
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mining is averb and unionsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mining is recorded at frequency rank #22,436, classified as averb, pronounced […]. unions is at rank #30,823, tagged as anoun, 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 53259, this pair ranks #1,064,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mining vs unions
Shared letters: in. Private to "mining": gm. Private to "unions": osu.
"mining" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "unions" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mining" for "unions" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mining" or "unions" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mining" and "unions".
- Full dictionary entry for "mining" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,064,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mining" and "unions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unions". 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 #1,064,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.