Which to use
“minds” and “monks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,315
- “minds” frequency rank
- #10,889
- “monks” frequency rank
- 14204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minds | monks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mind | plural of monk |
Where the eye mixes minds and monks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: minds vs monks
A purely visual mix-up. minds (/maɪndz/) and monks (/mʌŋks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14204, 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/. monks is at rank #10,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mʌŋks/.
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 14204, this pair ranks #471,460 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of minds vs monks
Shared letters: mns. Private to "minds": di. Private to "monks": ko.
"minds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "monks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "minds" for "monks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "minds" vs "monks" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "minds" and "monks" 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 "monks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,460 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "minds" and "monks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monks vs mook". 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 #471,460 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.