# minimal

> German word · Adjective · IPA [miniˈmaːl] · frequency rank #10,524

## Definitions
1. sehr gering, sehr klein
2. kleinstmöglich, so gering, wie es nur geht

## Easily confused with
- **Minimum** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/minimal-vs-minimum)
- **minimale** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/minimal-vs-minimale)
- **minimalen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/minimal-vs-minimalen)
- **minimaler** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/minimal-vs-minimaler)
- **maximal** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maximal-vs-minimal)
- **Mineral** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mineral-vs-minimal)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imnimal`, `miinmal`, `miniaml`, `minimall`, `minimla`, `minimmal`, `minmial`, `minnimal`, `mminimal`, `mniimal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/minimal