Which to use
“minced” and “minded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,996
- “minced” frequency rank
- #5,611
- “minded” frequency rank
- 34607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minced | minded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finely chopped. | Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination. |
Letter map: minced vs minded
Shared letters muted; letters that set minced and minded apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: minced and minded
minced and minded are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - c in “minced” becomes d in “minded”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minced is recorded at frequency rank #28,996, classified as anadj. 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 34607, this pair ranks #319,326 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minced vs minded
Shared letters: deimn. Private to "minced": c. Private to "minded": -.
"minced" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "minded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minced" and "minded" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "minced" or "minded"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "minced" 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 #319,326 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minced" and "minded" 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 #319,326 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.