Which to use
“minds” and “mods” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,315
- “minds” frequency rank
- #18,631
- “mods” frequency rank
- 21946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minds | mods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mind | plural of mod |
Where the eye mixes minds and mods
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between minds and mods
A purely visual mix-up. minds (/maɪndz/) and mods (/mɒdz/) 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 21946, 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/. mods is at rank #18,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɒdz/.
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 21946, this pair ranks #420,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minds vs mods
Shared letters: dms. Private to "minds": in. Private to "mods": o.
"minds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mods" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "minds" and "mods" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "minds" or "mods" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "minds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mods" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,202 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minds" and "mods" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mods vs Moog". 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 #420,202 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.