Which to use
“mind” and “minds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #378
- “mind” frequency rank
- #3,315
- “minds” frequency rank
- 3693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mind | minds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The capability for rational thought. | plural of mind |
Where the eye mixes mind and minds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mind (/maɪnd/) and minds (/maɪndz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mind” sits inside “minds”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mind is recorded at frequency rank #378, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪnd/. minds is at rank #3,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɪndz/.
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 3693, this pair ranks #521,284 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mind vs minds
Shared letters: dimn. Private to "mind": -. Private to "minds": s.
"mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "minds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC