Minne
[ˈmɪnə]
The verdict
“Minne” is uncommon German (frequency #69,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,504
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Gedenken (zu: meinen, im Mittelalter in der Bedeutung lieben, vergleiche „es mit jemandem gut meinen“)
Corpus desk
Index DE-minne · Minne · German
Minne · rank #69,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,504
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH mirs
Nearest frequency peer: mirs (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Minne“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Militärgesc…
Militärgeschichte
30,501 corpus weight
- Mindestbest…
Mindestbestellwert
30,499 corpus weight
- Minne
Minne
30,497 corpus weight
- mirs
mirs
30,496 corpus weight
- Mistelbach
Mistelbach
30,495 corpus weight
- Mistral
Mistral
30,494 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Minne“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Minne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪnə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Minne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Minne is uncommon German at frequency #69,504 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Minne in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Minne, spelled M-I-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1das Gedenken (zu: meinen, im Mittelalter in der Bedeutung lieben, vergleiche „es mit jemandem gut meinen“)
- 2zunächst die helfende Liebe, dann die innige Liebe und Verehrung einer anderen Person, die Liebe zum anderen Geschlecht, später die körperliche Liebe; in der Mystik die Liebe zu Gott
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Minne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Minne ist ein häufig in der Literatur des Mittelalters anzutreffendes Thema.
„Am Ende des Mittelalters war das Wort Minne abgesunken, an seine Stelle tritt Liebe. Minne wird aber zusammen mit minnen … minniglich oder minnig (liebenswürdig) in der 2. Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts dichterisch neu belebt im Sinne edler Liebe […].“
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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.
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