Minze

[ˈmɪnt͡sə]

/[ˈmɪnt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,189
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten

Corpus desk

Index DE-minze · Minze · German

Minze · rank #33,189 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,189
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH minderjährig

Nearest frequency peer: minderjährig (-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 „Minze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Minze“ 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).

Minze vs münz
40% similar
Minze vs Mitte
60% similar
Minze vs Münze
80% similar

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

Key facts for Minze
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪnt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,189
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Minze“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Minzeliegt 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: „minderjährig“ (#33,188), „mische“ (#33,190), „Mischungen“ (#33,191). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minze“ bei #33,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Minze (IPA [ˈmɪnt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,189 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Minze, with forms such as "imnze", "minez", and "minnze". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "münz", "Mitte", "Münze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Minze, spelled M-I-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten
  2. 2
    ein Vertreter der Minzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mit den Händen umschloss sie die Tasse Tee mit Minze aus dem Garten, die ich aufgebrüht hatte.“

This word in other languages

mint(English)hierbabuena(Español)menthe(Français)hortelã(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnze
  • minez
  • minnze
  • minzze
  • mizne
  • mminze
  • mnize

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Minze - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imnze2minez2minnze1minzze1mizne2mminze1mnize2
Edit distance from "Minze"

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 "Minze"?
"Minze" is spelled M-I-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪnt͡sə].
What does "Minze" mean?
As a noun, "Minze" means: die Lippenblütlergattung Mentha (deutsch: Minzen), mit mehreren schwer zu unterscheidenden Arten
What words are commonly confused with "Minze"?
"Minze" is commonly confused with "münz", "Mitte", "Münze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Minze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minze" is [ˈmɪnt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minze" come from?
"Minze" 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 "Minze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Michi#33,186Leier#33,168Köter#33,162Kröte#33,158

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Lämmer7 variantskarla7 variantskahle7 variantsHauck7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list