Which to use
“maid” and “mind” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,819
- “maid” frequency rank
- #378
- “mind” frequency rank
- 9197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maid | mind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. | The capability for rational thought. |
Where the eye mixes maid and mind
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. maid (/meɪd/) and mind (/maɪnd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maid is recorded at frequency rank #8,819, classified as anoun, pronounced /meɪd/. mind is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɪnd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9197, this pair ranks #498,622 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maid vs mind
Shared letters: dim. Private to "maid": a. Private to "mind": n.
"maid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC