Which to use
“minds” and “mints” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,315
- “minds” frequency rank
- #28,295
- “mints” frequency rank
- 31610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minds | mints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mind | plural of mint |
Where the eye mixes minds and mints
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between minds and mints
A purely visual mix-up. minds (/maɪndz/) and mints (/mɪnts/) 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 a single letter - d in “minds” becomes t in “mints”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minds is recorded at frequency rank #3,315, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪndz/. mints is at rank #28,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɪnts/.
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 31610, this pair ranks #344,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minds vs mints
Shared letters: imns. Private to "minds": d. Private to "mints": t.
"minds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mints" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "minds" and "mints" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "minds" or "mints" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "minds" and "mints" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "minds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,706 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minds" and "mints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Minot vs mints". 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 #344,706 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.