Minute

[miˈnuːtə]

/[miˈnuːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minute” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,398
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der 60. Teil einer Stunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-minute · Minute · German

Minute · rank #1,398 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,398
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH leisten

Nearest frequency peer: leisten (-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 „Minute“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Minute“ 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).

Minute vs Mute
67% similar
Minute vs Mitte
67% similar
Minute vs monte
50% similar

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

Key facts for Minute
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈnuːtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,398
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Minute“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Minuteliegt 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: „leisten“ (#1,397), „möchten“ (#1,399), „Rücken“ (#1,400). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minute“ bei #1,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Minute (IPA [miˈnuːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,398 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Minute, with forms such as "imnute", "minnute", and "mintue". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Mute", "Mitte", "monte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Minute, spelled M-I-N-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der 60. Teil einer Stunde
  2. 2
    der 60. Teil eines Winkelgrads

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich werde in fünf Minuten zurück sein.
  2. „Etwa 20 Minuten kürzer als das Sternjahr, umfaßt dieser Zeitraum (tropisches oder Sonnenjahr) 365 Tage, 5 Stunden, 48 Minuten und 45,975 Sekunden.“

Synonyms

AltminuteBogenminuteWinkelminute

This word in other languages

minute(English)minuto(Español)minute(Français)minuto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnute
  • minnute
  • mintue
  • minuet
  • minutte
  • miunte
  • mminute
  • mniute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnute2minnute1mintue2minuet2minutte1miunte2mminute1mniute2
Edit distance from "Minute"

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 "Minute"?
"Minute" is spelled M-I-N-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈnuːtə].
What does "Minute" mean?
As a noun, "Minute" means: der 60. Teil einer Stunde
What words are commonly confused with "Minute"?
"Minute" is commonly confused with "Mute", "Mitte", "monte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Minute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minute" is [miˈnuːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minute" come from?
"Minute" 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 "Minute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rücken#1,400Inhalt#1,394hinten#1,393Bremen#1,410

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

wirkt8 variantsAnteil8 variantsAktion8 variantsParty8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list