mindestens

[ˈmɪndəstn̩s]

/[ˈmɪndəstn̩s]/ adv

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The verdict

“mindestens” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#754
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - genau so viel (wie angegeben), oder mehr (von Elementen desselben Typs)

Corpus desk

Index DE-mindestens · mindestens · German

mindestens · rank #754 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #754
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meter

Nearest frequency peer: Meter (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mindestens“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mindestens“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mindestens vs mindeste
80% similar
mindestens vs mindesten
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mindestens
PropertyValue
Headwordmindestens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈmɪndəstn̩s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#754
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mindestens“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.mindestensliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Meter“ (#753), „musst“ (#755), „Menge“ (#752). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mindestens“ bei #754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mindestens (IPA [ˈmɪndəstn̩s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #754 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "genau so viel (wie angegeben), oder mehr (von Elementen desselben Typs)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mindestens, with forms such as "imndestens", "midnestens", and "minddestens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mindeste", "mindesten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is mindestens, spelled M-I-N-D-E-S-T-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    genau so viel (wie angegeben), oder mehr (von Elementen desselben Typs)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mindestens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mindestens bezieht sich immer auf eine Anzahl von Elementen desselben Typs; zumindest dagegen bezieht sich immer auf die Qualität der Elemente und wird häufig mit mindestens verwechselt. Zur Abgrenzung von zumindest zu mindestens:
  2. Ein LKW hat mindestens zwei Achsen mit je mindestens zwei Rädern.

Synonyms

wenigstenszumindest

Antonyms

höchstens

This word in other languages

at least(English)siquiera(Español)au moins(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imndestens
  • midnestens
  • minddestens
  • mindesetns
  • mindesstens
  • mindestenns
  • mindestenss
  • mindestesn
  • mindestnes
  • mindesttens
  • mindetsens
  • mindsetens
  • minedstens
  • minndestens
  • mmindestens
  • mnidestens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mindestens - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imndestens2midnestens2minddestens1mindesetns2mindesstens1mindestenns1mindestenss1mindestesn2
Edit distance from "mindestens"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mindestens"?
"mindestens" is spelled M-I-N-D-E-S-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪndəstn̩s].
What does "mindestens" mean?
As an adverb, "mindestens" means: genau so viel (wie angegeben), oder mehr (von Elementen desselben Typs)
What words are commonly confused with "mindestens"?
"mindestens" is commonly confused with "mindeste", "mindesten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mindestens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mindestens" is [ˈmɪndəstn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mindestens" come from?
"mindestens" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mindestens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sicherheit#757Frankreich#828Wirtschaft#849Mitglieder#865

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Mitarbeiter16 variantsmittlerweile16 variantsVerbindung16 variantswenigstens16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list