Which to use
“mince” is a noun and “minced” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,293
- “mince” frequency rank
- #28,996
- “minced” frequency rank
- 57289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mince | minced |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finely chopped meat; minced meat. | Finely chopped. |
Letter map: mince vs minced
Shared letters muted; letters that set mince and minced apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. mince runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against minced's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - mince and minced
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mince is anoun and mincedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mince” sits inside “minced”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mince is recorded at frequency rank #28,293, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɪns/. minced is at rank #28,996, tagged as anadj.
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 57289, this pair ranks #120,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mince vs minced
Shared letters: ceimn. Private to "mince": -. Private to "minced": d.
"mince" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "minced" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mince" and "minced" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "mince" or "minced" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mince" and "minced".
- Full dictionary entry for "mince" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "minced" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mince" and "minced" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miffed vs minced". 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 #120,342 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.