Which to use
“mint” is an adjective and “Mund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,898
- “mint” frequency rank
- #1,521
- “Mund” frequency rank
- 15419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mint | Mund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einem blassen Grün | Öffnung im unteren Teil des (hauptsächlich menschlichen) Gesichtes, hauptsächlich zur Nahrungsaufnahme und zur Lautbildung genutzt |
Where the eye mixes mint and Mund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mint vs Mund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mint is [mɪnt] while Mund is [mʊnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15419, 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]. Mund is at rank #1,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mʊnt].
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 15419, this pair ranks #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mint vs Mund
Shared letters: mn. Private to "mint": it. Private to "Mund": du.
"mint" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mint" for "Mund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mint" or "Mund"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mint" and "Mund" 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 #1,943,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.