Which to use
“mine” is a pronoun and “mun” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #971
- “mine” frequency rank
- #28,631
- “mun” frequency rank
- 29602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mine | mun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That or those belonging to me. | Must. |
Where the eye mixes mine and mun
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 mun is /mʌn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mine is recorded at frequency rank #971, classified as apron, pronounced /maɪ̯n/. mun is at rank #28,631, tagged as averb, pronounced /mʌn/.
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 29602, this pair ranks #361,601 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mine vs mun
Shared letters: mn. Private to "mine": ei. Private to "mun": u.
"mine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mine ← imne · mien · minne · mmine · mnie