Which to use
“mine” is a pronoun and “more” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #971
- “mine” frequency rank
- #49
- “more” frequency rank
- 1020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mine | more |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That or those belonging to me. | comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.) |
Where the eye mixes mine and more
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mine is /maɪ̯n/ while more is /mɔː(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mine is recorded at frequency rank #971, classified as apron, pronounced /maɪ̯n/. more is at rank #49, tagged as adet, pronounced /mɔː(ɹ)/.
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 1020, this pair ranks #528,293 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mine vs more
Shared letters: em. Private to "mine": in. Private to "more": or.
"mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "more" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mine" and "more" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mine" or "more"?
What to do next
You've compared "mine" and "more". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "more" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #528,293 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mine" and "more" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mine 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.