Minen

[ˈmiːnən]

/[ˈmiːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,435
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mine

Corpus desk

Index DE-minen · Minen · German

Minen · rank #15,435 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,435
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Metapher

Nearest frequency peer: Metapher (-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 „Minen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Minen“ 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).

Minen vs mint
40% similar
Minen vs mögen
40% similar
Minen vs Minus
60% similar

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

Key facts for Minen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiːnən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,435
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Minen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Minenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Metapher“ (#15,434), „Moor“ (#15,436), „message“ (#15,433). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minen“ bei #15,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Minen (IPA [ˈmiːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,435 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Minen, with forms such as "imnen", "mienn", and "minenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mint", "mögen", "Minus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Minen, spelled M-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mine
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mine
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mine
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Mine

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnen
  • mienn
  • minenn
  • minnen
  • mminen
  • mnien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Minen - 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.

imnen2mienn2minenn1minnen1mminen1mnien2
Edit distance from "Minen"

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 "Minen"?
"Minen" is spelled M-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiːnən].
What does "Minen" mean?
As a noun, "Minen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mine
What words are commonly confused with "Minen"?
"Minen" is commonly confused with "mint", "mögen", "Minus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Minen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minen" is [ˈmiːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minen" come from?
"Minen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pearl#15,451Kraut#15,414Posen#15,457Kongo#15,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ROMs6 variantsWahn6 variantsYang6 variantsDenise6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list