Which to use
“Mildred” is a name and “minded” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,441
- “Mildred” frequency rank
- #5,611
- “minded” frequency rank
- 28052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mildred | minded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A female given name from Old English. | Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination. |
Where the eye mixes Mildred and minded
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Mildred runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against minded's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Mildred and minded
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Mildred is /ˈmɪldɹəd/ while minded is /ˈmaɪndɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mildred is recorded at frequency rank #22,441, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈmɪldɹəd/. minded is at rank #5,611, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmaɪndɪd/.
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 28052, this pair ranks #374,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mildred vs minded
Shared letters: deim. Private to "Mildred": lr. Private to "minded": n.
"Mildred" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "minded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mildred" and "minded" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mildred" vs "minded" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mildred" and "minded" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mildred" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mildred" and "minded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mildred vs mired". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #374,103 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.