Which to use
“mined” and “moved” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,971
- “mined” frequency rank
- #1,053
- “moved” frequency rank
- 18024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mined | moved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That has been mined (in various senses). | Emotionally affected; touched. |
Where the eye mixes mined and moved
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mined and moved
A purely visual mix-up. mined (/maɪnd/) and moved (/muːvd/) 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 18024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mined is recorded at frequency rank #16,971, classified as anadj, pronounced /maɪnd/. moved is at rank #1,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced /muːvd/.
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 18024, this pair ranks #447,616 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mined vs moved
Shared letters: dem. Private to "mined": in. Private to "moved": ov.
"mined" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moved" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mined" and "moved" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mined" vs "moved" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mined" and "moved" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mined" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #447,616 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mined" and "moved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mined 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
Confusion rank #447,616 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.