Which to use
“mind” and “mines” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #378
- “mind” frequency rank
- #5,340
- “mines” frequency rank
- 5718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mind | mines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The capability for rational thought. | plural of mine |
Where the eye mixes mind and mines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mind (/maɪnd/) and mines (/maɪnz/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mind is recorded at frequency rank #378, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪnd/. mines is at rank #5,340, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɪnz/.
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 5718, this pair ranks #514,258 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mind vs mines
Shared letters: imn. Private to "mind": d. Private to "mines": es.
"mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC