Which to use
“minced” is an adjective and “mingled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,996
- “minced” frequency rank
- #34,197
- “mingled” frequency rank
- 63193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minced | mingled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finely chopped. | simple past and past participle of mingle |
Letter map: minced vs mingled
Shared letters muted; letters that set minced and mingled apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - minced and mingled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: minced is anadjective and mingledaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minced is recorded at frequency rank #28,996, classified as anadj. mingled is at rank #34,197, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈmɪŋɡl̩d/.
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 63193, this pair ranks #84,336 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of minced vs mingled
Shared letters: deimn. Private to "minced": c. Private to "mingled": gl.
"minced" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mingled" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minced" for "mingled" ever safe?
Which is more common, "minced" or "mingled"?
After this comparison
Pair "minced" vs "mingled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "minced" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mingled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,336 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minced" and "mingled" 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 #84,336 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.