mindern

/[ˈmɪndɐn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,829

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

mindern is aGermanverb. It means: etwas kleiner, weniger machen; bewirken, dass etwas geringer wird Pronounced [ˈmɪndɐn]. Often confused with Minen and modern.

Key facts for mindern
PropertyValue
Headwordmindern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪndɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,829
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mindern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for mindern is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmɪndɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for mindern, with forms such as "imndern", "midnern", and "minddern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Minen", "modern", "münden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is mindern, spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas kleiner, weniger machen; bewirken, dass etwas geringer wird
  2. 2
    eine Zahlung kürzen (oft wegen Mängeln der Leistung)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imndern,midnern,minddern,mindenr,mindernn,minderrn,mindren,minedrn,minndern,mmindern,mnidern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mindern

Misspelling Variants of "mindern"

imndern7midnern7minddern8mindenr7mindernn8minderrn8mindren7minedrn7
Misspelling Variants of "mindern"

Frequency rank: #22,829 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mindern"?
"mindern" is spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪndɐn].
What does "mindern" mean?
As a verb, "mindern" means: etwas kleiner, weniger machen; bewirken, dass etwas geringer wird
What words are commonly confused with "mindern"?
"mindern" is commonly confused with "Minen", "modern", "münden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mindern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mindern" is [ˈmɪndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mindern" come from?
"mindern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.