Which to use
“mint” is an adjective and “Minute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,898
- “mint” frequency rank
- #1,398
- “Minute” frequency rank
- 15296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mint | Minute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einem blassen Grün | der 60. Teil einer Stunde |
Where the eye mixes mint and Minute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mint with Minute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mint is [mɪnt] while Minute is [miˈnuːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mint is recorded at frequency rank #13,898, classified as anadj, pronounced [mɪnt]. Minute is at rank #1,398, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈnuːtə].
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 15296, this pair ranks #1,944,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mint vs Minute
Shared letters: imnt. Private to "mint": -. Private to "Minute": eu.
"mint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Minute" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mint" for "Minute" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mint" or "Minute" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mint" and "Minute" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Minute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mint" and "Minute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mint vs münz". 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 #1,944,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.