# Maine vs mink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maine
*name · IPA /mɛn/ · frequency rank #5,517*
A former province of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Le Mans.

### mink
*noun · IPA /mɪŋk/ · frequency rank #23,904*
Any semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neogale vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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