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“minded” and “mined” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,611
- “minded” frequency rank
- #16,971
- “mined” frequency rank
- 22582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minded | mined |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination. | That has been mined (in various senses). |
Where the eye mixes minded and mined
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: minded vs mined
A purely visual mix-up. minded (/ˈmaɪndɪd/) and mined (/maɪnd/) 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 22582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minded is recorded at frequency rank #5,611, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmaɪndɪd/. mined is at rank #16,971, tagged as anadj, pronounced /maɪnd/.
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 22582, this pair ranks #415,504 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minded vs mined
Shared letters: deimn. Private to "minded": -. Private to "mined": -.
"minded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mined" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minded" and "mined" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "minded" vs "mined" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "minded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mined" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,504 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minded" and "mined" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mined vs miser". 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 #415,504 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.