# mince vs Minnie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mince
*noun · IPA /mɪns/ · frequency rank #28,293*
Finely chopped meat; minced meat.

### Minnie
*name · IPA /ˈmɪni/ · frequency rank #18,628*
A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mince-vs-minnie